The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Twice (Sort of)

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In 1925, a slick con artist named Victor Lustig convinced Paris’s top scrap metal dealers that the Eiffel Tower was being torn down — and then sold it to them. Not once, but twice. From forged government seals to luxury hotel meetings, Lustig pulled off one of the greatest scams in history and vanished before the ink dried.Discover how one man outsmarted an entire nation — and why the “sale” of the Eiffel Tower remains one of the boldest cons ever pulled.🎙️ I’m Brett — and this is Are You Sh!#ing Me? Something I Learned While Avoiding Real Responsibilities.Cheers!📍 Keywords: Victor Lustig, Eiffel Tower scam, greatest con artist, true crime history, weird history, Paris 1925, historical scams, unbelievable cons, history podcast, true scams, Are You Shitting Me podcast, AYSM, Brett & Chuck🔖 Hashtags:#AreYouShittingMe #AYSM #HistoryPodcast #WeirdHistory #TrueCrimeHistory #VictorLustig #EiffelTowerScam #HistoricalCons #ConArtists #ParisHistory #PodcastDiscovery

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This episode was published on November 5, 2025.

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In 1925, a slick con artist named Victor Lustig convinced Paris’s top scrap metal dealers that the Eiffel Tower was being torn down — and then sold it to them. Not once, but twice. From forged government seals to luxury hotel meetings, Lustig pulled...

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