Stories of brash conmen convincing people to buy some of the world’s most recognizable landmarks Sponsors Fishbowl -<a href="http://fishbowlinventory.com/"> </a><a href="https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl">https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl</a>  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE <a href="https://www.earmark.app/channel/3e3ead9f-c5d3-4c38-bcc8-2cc3e1680739">Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE</a>Download the app:Apple: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728</a> Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app</a>Questions? Need help? Email <a href="mailto:support@earmarkcpe.com">support@earmarkcpe.com</a>.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/cnewquist">https://twitter.com/cnewquist</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/</a> Music: "Offenbach Can Can / Infernal Gallop" provided by Gregor Quendel / Classicals.de Source: <a href="https://www.classicals.de/">https://www.classicals.de</a> Sources:Introduction:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/chick-fil-a-mac-and-cheese-fraud-texas.html">Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say</a> [NYT]</li></ul> Act I: <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Furguson">Arthur Furguson</a> [Wikipedia]</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge#History">Brooklyn Bridge</a> [Wikipedia]</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Parker">George C. Parker</a> [Wikipedia]</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge#/media/File:Brooklyn_Museum_-_Bird's-Eye_View_of_the_Great_New_York_and_Brooklyn_Bridge_and_Grand_Display_of_Fire_Works_on_Opening_Night.jpg">Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night</a> [Wikipedia]</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1879/12/30/archives/failure-of-j-lloyd-haigh-embarrassed-by-his-wire-contract-with-the.html">FAILURE OF J. LLOYD HAIGH.; EMBARRASSED BY HIS WIRE CONTRACT WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TRUSTEES</a> [NYT]</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1880/01/06/archives/j-lloyd-haigh-arrested-charged-with-forgery-in-the-third-degree-the.html">J. LLOYD HAIGH ARRESTED; CHARGED WITH FORGERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE.</a> [NYT]</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/nyregion/thecity/for-you-half-price.html">For You, Half Price</a> [NYT]</li></ul> Act II: <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower">Eiffel Tower</a> [Wikipedia]</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Lustig">Victor Lustig</a> [Wikipedia]</li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002102234/https://www.biography.com/people/victor-lustig-20657385">Victor Lustig</a> [Biography via Wayback Machine]</li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/">The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice.</a> [Smithsonian]</li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-smoothest-con-man-that-ever-lived-29861908/">The Smoothest Con Man That Ever Lived</a> [Smithsonian]</li><li><a href="https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-long-con-of-underworld-grifter-count-victor-lustig/">The long con of underworld grifter ‘Count’ Victor Lustig</a> [The Mob Museum]</li></ul>

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Oh My Fraud

For Sale: Famous Landmark. Not Really.

For Sale: Famous Landmark. Not Really.

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