What are the top ten tricks in the world?

The top ten scams are all the masterpieces of deception masters. Some scams have changed our point of view, while others can rewrite history. Whether it is a small prank or a heinous deception, they all have one thing in common: some people with excessive energy and developed brains always want to fool us. Remember these classic cases, they will make you smarter and avoid repeating the same mistakes.

1th place: He cheated the French not once, but twice.

Paris after World War I was full of opportunities and adventures, which provided an excellent stage for a swindler named Victor Rastig to display his talents. The Eiffel Tower should have been demolished after the Paris Expo in 1889, but it still stood there in 1925. Rumor has it that the tower needs to be repaired at a huge cost. Victor Rastig then came up with an idea. He thought it was an opportunity to convince people that the French government had decided to demolish the Eiffel Tower. So he can make a lot of money from it. Rustig disguised himself as a government worker and invited five scrap buyers to bid for 7, tons of scrap steel of the tower. He first convinced these people that he was the deputy director of the postal code department, and then took them around the tower, saying that some towers might be demolished and selling these materials would make a lot of money. He told them that the government didn't want the public to know about it, and once people heard that the beloved Eiffel Tower was going to be demolished, it would definitely cause an uproar, so it must be kept secret. All the buyers were tricked, and Rastig had received a large amount of bribes before bidding for this imaginary base price. By the time the crime was revealed, Rastig had already escaped. Before it was published in the newspaper, he realized that he might be able to make another fortune in the same way. When he returned to Paris, he invited a group of new buyers and sold the tower again. He actually sold the Eiffel Tower twice in a row, as if that method really worked.

No.9: Someone tried to rewrite the history of human evolution

In the mid-19th century, Americans held two diametrically opposed views on evolution: one was Darwinian evolution, while orthodox Christians firmly believed that God created man. In 1868, the atheist George Hull had a heated debate with a priest who thought Genesis was completely correct. At that time, Hull said, "Are you trying to tell me that giants appeared on the earth a long time ago?" The priest said, "Of course, as long as the Bible says it, it must be true." That night, Hal thought of a way to tease those religious fanatics and make some money by the way. He bought a 5-ton gypsum from the quarry with a big barrel of beer, and then hired a sculptor in Chicago to carve a plaster statue of a naked giant and embed him in a thick slate. Hull sprinkled sulfuric acid on the stone tablet to make it look older. Then he buried it on his cousin Newill's farm in Garif, new york. A year later, Newill called two local people in Garif to help him dig a well. Two well diggers dug deep underground, and then a pair of 19-inch-long big feet were exposed, and then the legs of the digger were also exposed, followed by the trunk, abdomen, huge head and upper limbs. What did they find? Two days later, he covered the giant with a big tent. And everyone who has been watching has received .5 dollars, and he has made a fortune since then. Hull spent $2,2 to make a plaster statue, which brought him $1, in income. But when scientists began to question the age of the plaster statue, Hull knew that his scam was going bankrupt. After the investigation began, Hull realized that his scam would eventually be exposed, so he took the initiative to stand up and explain the truth and take credit for himself. Interestingly, Hull's confession actually increased the attraction of the Garif giant. "Nobody cares what he said, nobody cares, it's so interesting and attractive." People just keep coming to visit. Hull showed the giant around, which attracted the attention of the exhibition organizer PT bonham. The story is missing. PT bonham likes this kind of deception. Maybe he just sits there and says, "Oh, why didn't I think of this idea?" So he offered to buy the Garif Giant, and Hull refused to sell the plaster statue. Bonham simply copied one himself and claimed that he had bought the real thing. The most interesting part of this story is that bonham's fake actually brought him more income. Hal was tricked by a better liar. By the time the two plaster statues were exhibited on tour, the Garif Giant had become a household name in the United States.

8th place: Demara, a master of deception and a versatile person

He won a legendary nickname for himself by forging a series of identities.

In the blockbuster film The Great Liar in 196, Tony Curtis had dozens of fake identities. In fact, all these stories were based on a real person, that is, Ferdinand Juardo Demara, who didn't even graduate from high school. He worked as a surgeon, dentist, psychologist, university president, psychoanalyst, deputy warden, also taught biology, worked as a physician, and he has a master's degree in Latin … God knows how many times he has been in and out of the monastery. Demara doesn't seem to be worried about being exposed. I don't think it's strange that someone uses a fake identity. It's strange that he not only uses other people's names and identities, but also keeps this identity to the end. In the disguised profession, he is even better than the real practitioner. Demara lived under a false identity for 11 years, and Demara was not really Dr. Joseph Searle, but he did save people. Finally, the newspaper debunked the identity of the heroic doctor of the Canadian Navy. The real Dr. Thayer suddenly found himself a hero, which was simply news. He reported it to the authorities. Demara became famous overnight. He sold his story to Life Magazine and went back to be his Fred Demara. But it didn't take long. Four years later, he returned to his old job and became the deputy warden of Kanswell Prison in Texas. This is the most important prison in Texas and has a great reputation. He could have spent the rest of his life here. Demara is in charge of the prisoners on death row who are executed immediately. But his new identity is even shorter. One day, while he was going out, a prisoner was reading a life magazine with his story. The prisoner looked at Demara. He realized that his identity was exposed and had better leave quickly, so he left the prison. Life always likes to play tricks on him. Thirty years later, when Demara was a hospital priest, he met the real Dr. Joseph Searle. The doctor carefully looked across the operating table and played his own person, but he didn't do anything, just watching. I don't think Demara was Demara at that time. He was a priest in a hospital and worked as a priest. Joseph Searle had no reason to expose him, and he did not. Demara died in 1988. His life was very full. Now the situation is different. I think Demara has done this very well today. There are many ways to determine a person's identity today. But we must admit that he is a genius. I believe that he can overcome these technologies, as he often does, and he is always one step ahead of others.

No.7: A fake made the forger a national hero

Han Van Miglian began to write in the 192s, but his works received a mediocre response. As an artist and painter, he is not bad, but he is by no means a master. He longed for fame, but he was criticized by critics. This has more or less affected his development. "I think he made up his mind to fool these critics very early." Han Van Miglian's revenge plan began with drawing the works of 17th century Dutch artist Jan Formel. He was very careful not to expose his imitations because he used some inappropriate materials. So instead of buying ready-made crushed pigments, he crushed them very carefully. He also used old canvases to paint on 17th century canvases. Five years after he began to create, he sent his fake to the famous art critic Jabra Han Brady. "That's it!" He was deceived by the skill of drawing lines and brushes. Bradys was ecstatic about this work, and he said excitedly, "This must be Formel's original, or perhaps his masterpiece!" When other people in the art world thought it was Formel's masterpiece, Van Miglian should have come forward to tell the truth, but his revenge has now turned into greed. He suddenly realized that he had found a shortcut to make money, and there was no need to carry out the original revenge plan. World War II created an ideal environment for Van Miglian's new career. Jewish collections are destroyed day by day, but many things mysteriously appear in the market. Formel's works are very popular among Hitler and his Nazi minions. Van Miglian's forgeries are even used to identify the authenticity of Formel's newly discovered works. He not only copied Formel's works, but also created a new concept of Formel's painting skills. He created an intermediate period that did not exist. Van Miglian enjoyed a period of deception, decline, but wealth. After the war, the Allies were surprised to find a previously unknown Formel in the personal collection of Nazi leader Herman Green, which was bought by Formel for about 1.5 million Dutch silver coins. Through the sale records, Dutch officials tracked down Van Miglian, who sold the painting. He was arrested and charged with treason and treason. The only way for him to save himself is to admit that he is the author of the painting, which means that what he sold to Green is a fake. Van Miglian proposed painting on the spot to save his life. The most ridiculous thing in his story is that after forging Formel's works for so long, he finally had to admit that he was forging them. Under the watchful eye of witnesses and guards, Van Miglian painted the famous oil painting Young Christ in the 17th century. This is the ninth and last time he painted Formel's objects. This field experiment made him noble at once, and he came out a little like a hero. Can fool so many experts, can fool Nazi senior officials, and make his worth double. His on-the-spot painting made critics admit that he was an excellent painter, and claimed that Formel's works were all his own. The sentence of Van Miglian was reduced from treason to forgery. His sentence has also become the minimum one-year imprisonment. But he died suddenly because of a heart attack shortly after serving his sentence. Superb painting skills, revenge and self-defense made Van Miglian ranked seventh in the scam list.

6th place: Therefore, Operation Pie

takes us back to the battlefield of World War II. The battle plan of the allied forces calls for attacking Italy occupied by the Nazis. In order to achieve this goal, the allies concocted one of the most successful scams in the history of war. By 1943, the allied forces had driven the Germans out of North Africa, but had not yet established a strong offensive base in Europe. The Allies thought the best place was Sicily. But unfortunately, the Germans also know this. The code name of this operation is Operation Pie, which means to convince Germans that Americans, Britons and Canadians don't want to attack Sicily. It was commander Evan montague who came up with this plan. Evan montague's plan is actually very simple. He made a fake document and put it on the body, then disguised the body as an officer who was attacked and drowned on the way to North Africa. The Spanish will pull the body ashore and let the Germans take pictures of its documents. These documents will convince the Germans that we will land in Greece and Sardinia, not Sicily. The plan was carried out seamlessly. They first found the body of a person who suffered from depression, committed suicide by taking rodenticide and died of pneumonia, and injected fluid into his lungs. The next step is to find a fake identity for the body. When choosing names, they thought twice. They knew that the Germans had a list of all the officers in the British army. So they chose a very common name for the dead body in the British Royal Navy, William Martin, a major in the action group. They also stuffed a bill from the Zhang Haijun Officers' Club into his pocket. Along with them were several letters to General Eisenhower in North Africa. But the most convincing evidence is that there are letters and photos of his fiancee Tom on the body. Now Major Martin is ready to go to war. On April 3, 1943, a British submarine laid down the body near the coast of Wilva, Spain, hoping that the waves would wash him ashore and be discovered by the Spanish. The British then let out the word: I want to find this man at any cost, he carries very important information. Of course, these words reached the Germans. As montague expected, the drowned Major Martin and his documents were sent to the Germans, who were very interested in the documents he carried. Those letters described the action plans of the allied forces to attack Greece and Sardinia. They were handed over to the German intelligence system, uploaded layer by layer and finally placed in front of Hitler. A few days later, when the Spanish authorities returned Martin and his belongings to the British army, the British concluded that the letter must have been read by the enemy. Churchill happened to be in Washington at this time. He received a special report from the Naval Intelligence Service that they had swallowed the pie whole. A few months later, General Montgomery of Britain and General Barton of the United States took joint action to raid Sicily and destroy the German defenders, but Hitler refused to send reinforcements from the Mediterranean. He is still worried about the allied action plan mentioned in Major Martin's document. Allied forces won the battle of Sicily, and Operation Pie went down in history as the most successful and thorough military scam to deceive enemy intelligence agencies.

No.5: The scandal of the quiz show

It caused a shock and even spread to the White House. "No one will be satisfied until the whole thing is clarified." In the 195s, the quiz show was the main program of American TV stations. The winners were regarded as heroes, and the audience watched the performance of the players they bet on every day. But a scandal revealed that they were all cheated. Herb Stambel was the first person to win the grand prize in the quiz show 21. In September, 1956, I started watching this program. Shortly after it was broadcast, I wrote a letter to Barry and Enlight Studios, saying that I wanted to try it. About four or five weeks later, Dan Enright called me and said that he wanted to see me at once, which was very urgent. Later, he came, took something out of his suitcase and asked me a bunch of questions. I knew most of the answers, but some of them were not clear. He told me the answers. Then he leaned back on the sofa and said to me, "Do you want to make $25,?" Dan Enright doesn't think he is a liar. He thinks he is just a TV producer. The program didn't want to deceive the audience, and no one said that I think so-and-so should win. Later, they found that people like to watch this program continuously, but most people don't know all the correct answers. Enright is really a shrewd producer. He put Van Doren of Columbia University and Stambel of Intelligence University on the same stage, which is why the 21 program can stand out. "Every week we want to know whether Stambel defeated Van Doren or Van Doren defeated Stambel? What will they do? Can each win less? What's the problem? How do they know the answer? " Finally, Stambel was forced to answer the wrong question, and his fame and wealth disappeared. Charles van doren replaced him and became the host of NBC, winning a prize of $1,. When in 1958