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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There was an infamous conman in my country by the name Sülün Osman. He has managed to con people by claiming to sell the Galata Bridge itself. After he was caught, his defense was "As long as there exists idiots that believe I can sell the bridge, I will keep selling this bridge."

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The most interesting thing is that he wasn’t the only one. A guy who called himself Victor Lustig did the same thing with the Eiffel Tower.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

He even tried it a second time