These characters demonstrate their ingenuity to get rid of the laws of society; However, they enjoy the Robin Hood effect that instead of placing them in the moral decay of villainy, they emulates them as masterminds.

Victor Lustig

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The Czech went down in history as the man who sold the Eiffel Tower not once but a couple of times. Lustig arrived in Paris in 1925 and took advantage of the austerity moment of the French economy and the generalized discomfort of the Parisians for the expenditure on maintenance that now is emblem of the city. Lustig disguised himself as a representative of the town hall and gathered a group of investors in a hotel in Paris.

Explaining the "imminent" demolition of the tower, I have heard all offers for the 7,000 tons of iron, although their true goal was not the price of the metal, but the briberies envelopes that would be heard. Four months after carrying out the same operation successfully, until he was arrested in New York in 1938.

Konrad Kaju

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In 1983, the German newspaper Stern brought to light a collection of articles on the dark life of the dictator, Adolf Hitler. Proud of its sources, the German newspaper increased its sales based on the incredible stories of the head of the Third Reich. The journalist Gerd Heidermann was in charge of the negotiation between the holder, Kaju and the Stern. In an inexplicable way, the documents passed various tests of authenticity among the best experts of World War II and the newspaper continued to issue all the little extracts that led to fame.

Two weeks after announcing the originality of the newspapers, a review determined that neither the ink, the paper, the fingerprints nor the material of elaboration of the notebooks corresponded to the techniques of the middle of century XX and the wear was Minimum compared to official documents. The scandal brought Kaju and Heidermann to jail and in the Stern ran editorial heads for the ruling.

Milli Vanilli

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During 1988, two dancers decided to join their talent and work together in a pop group with explosive and stylized sounds. After getting funding and a record label to record their first album, Morvan and Pilatus jumped to fame in the United States under the name of Milli Vanilli. Their first singles, rising their popularity in Germany and the United Kingdom, countries where they were number one with subjects like "Baby Do not Forget My Number".

After two frenetic years, they were able to sign millionaire contracts and a US tour, their marked German accent, the lack of interest and musical ignorance shown in the interviews and a failure during their concert in Connecticut caused to come out the Big Fail: On November 12, 1990 the band's author and producer, Frank Farian, confessed that Fabrice and Rob only lent their physique to move their lips during their performances and the records were recorded by other singers.