Victor Lustig Conspiracy

A thief stealing a simple purse is nothing short of a petty crime, and for the same thief to plan an elaborate bank heist would at the very least be a respectable effort, but what of a thief who is capable of stealing, for all intents and purposes, an immovable object? Absurd… perhaps, but that is essentially what the Czechoslovakian con-man Victor Lustig accomplished by fraudulently selling the one and only Eiffel Tower; to elaborate, Lustig did not physically take the famous tower, rather he managed to sell it off through the use of a considerably clever plan. Thanks to his cunning, forgery and impersonation, and general deceit, this brilliant con-man managed to succeed in the unthinkable act of selling the Eiffel Tower, and it is for that reason that Victor Lustig, is one of, if not
Though, as previously mentioned, he had already chosen his ideal mark, that being Andrea Poisson, and consequently would have had no need for the additional candidates; perhaps he accounted for failure to convince Poisson by contacting the other businessmen as a contingency plan. Posing as a Government Official he secretly met with the five businessmen, Poisson included, and made certain, through clever wording, to remove any lingering suspicions. He excused the blatant secrecy of the meeting, and lack of other official presence by claiming that the secrecy is required to avoid causing a political uproar, and only the most “trustworthy” business men would be aware of the arrangement (Citation needed). This careful choice of detail from Lustig would have not only eased their concerns of his legitimacy, but also create a sense of superiority that would only serve to motivate the businessmen to participate when Lustig announced that they would be bidding for the