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Famous Landmarks for 'Sale': For You? Half Price.

Famous Landmarks for 'Sale': For You? Half Price.

FromCriminalia


Famous Landmarks for 'Sale': For You? Half Price.

FromCriminalia

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute," is attributed to P.T. Barnum, but it could be about this episode: We're talking about con artists who swindled people into buying some really famous landmarks. George C. Parker sold the Brooklyn Bridge. Among Victor Lustig's most audacious scams was when he sold the Eiffel Tower. And a man known as Natwarlal made a name for himself selling the Taj Mahal among other famous landmarks in India. Let's look at what happened when each of these guys dipped a toe into real estate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
May 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?