Victor Lustig (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪktoːɐ̯ ˈlʊstɪç]; January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) [1] [2] was a con artist from Austria-Hungary, who undertook a criminal career that involved …

2012年8月22日 · On a Sunday night in May 1935, Victor Lustig was strolling down Broadway on New York’s Upper West Side. At first, the Secret Service agents couldn’t be sure it was him.

2016年3月9日 · “Count” Victor Lustig, 46 years old at the time, was America’s most dangerous con man. In a lengthy criminal career, his sleight-of-hand tricks and get-rich-quick schemes …

2021年8月12日 · The story of career criminal Victor Lustig, originally from what is now the Czech Republic, is told in The Man Who Conned the World by British biographer Christopher Sandford.

2024年2月8日 · Victor Lustig, hailing from Austria-Hungary, was a masterful con artist known for orchestrating scams across Europe and the United States in the early 20th century. He is …

2022年8月14日 · That’s the remarkable legacy of “Count” Victor Lustig, the con man’s con man. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Lustig was unusually bright, exceptionally charming and …

2017年11月30日 · For his remarkable work, Victor Lustig earned a 20-year prison sentence at the infamous Alcatraz. Before he was locked away, a journalist heard a Secret Service agent tell …