Victor Lustig: The Man Who Conned the World

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These sets of instructions were something Lustig learned over time with his experience performing a scam, being a sharp mind he knew how to handle certain situations and people. Instructions that would let him pull off one of the wildest scams in history were – Omid Scobie accusesPrince Edward and Sophie of 'a screw up' - and says remarks they made them seem 'casually bigoted'The Crown's Meg Bellamy and her real-life Prince Charming enjoy a day out in London ahead of her upcoming role as a young Kate Middleton

Lustig left school and began committing dozens of petty crimes under countless aliases across Europe. His favorite, however, was that of “Count” Victor Lustig. Under this name he traveled Trans-Atlantic cruise ships, gambling and bilking wealthy passengers out of their money. When World War I put an end to pleasure cruises, Lustig's con career also dried up. He decided to head to the United States, during the height of Prohibition. Crimes

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The scam with the sheriff put Lustig on the radar of the Secret Service. As Secret Service agents hunted Lustig throughout America, the conman perfected his craft, counterfeiting money so pristine that even bank tellers couldn’t tell that it was fake. Queen Margrethe of Denmark will spend Christmas with her sons and their families - after spending last December 25 apart following title row I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec reveal it took two HOURS to film Tony Bellew's hilarious drinking trial