Who is the great schemer?This is an adventurer, a liar and a crook. Why great? Because it is talented, after all, it is no easier to conduct a brilliant scam than masterly playing a musical instrument. Your attention is invited to a number of great schemers, which cause genuine interest. What they did was bad, of course, but how they did it was brilliant.
Charming swindler
Although fraudsters arecriminals, to the most talented of them still feel, if not respect, then at least minimal sympathy. These attractive negative characters include the great combinator Ostap Bender, a fictional character. This is a prototype of an actual Odessa resident - Osip Benyaminovich Shor. The future great machinator finishes a local gymnasium and decides to continue his studies in the Northern capital, but it so happened that the failed student was penniless and had to return to his homeland.
Here began his career as an adventurer:he invented his profession and successfully got a job. Shore managed to visit the grandmaster, artist, fire inspector and not only. Sharpening his skills, Osip already took on the task more difficult. Once, he even gave a lecture on the breeding of a new breed of bald chickens, and not just like that, but as a distinguished professor! But, as they say, no matter how long the string hangs, it will be the end anyway. As a result, Shor was caught and attracted to cooperate with law enforcement agencies. In 1922, followed by a move to Moscow and acquaintance with Valentin Kataev, thanks to whom the whole world recognized the resourceful Ostap Bender, the great adventurer and machinator.
Millionaire's daughter
As history has shown, great scammers canbe not only men. This is the legendary Sonya - the Golden Hand, and Moscow adventurer Olga von Stein, and the American Elizabeth Bigley. As for the latter, the life of this lady was short, but bright. She skillfully played her roles, changed names like gloves and blew more than one million foreign dollars into the wind.
В 22 года ее поймали на подделке чеков, так она pretended to be insane, and she was released ahead of schedule. Sensing the scent of money, Elizabeth could no longer stop. She moves from Canada to the US state of Cleveland and tries herself as a fortune teller; One of the guests falls in love with her and gets married. But is this the reason to part with your favorite thing?
Став светской львицей, она запустила слух о a fictional relationship with millionaire Andrew Carnegie and forged a debt obligation by as much as two million dollars. The message spread around the world instantly, and all the banks in vain offered their services to the rich heiress. For 8 years she was the daughter of a millionaire and bathed in luxury. In the end, the scam was revealed, and Elizabeth was on the dock. The unsuspecting “father” of the adventurer Andrew Carnegie came to the meetings, and it was very interesting for him to look at his “relative”.
Eiffel Tower seller
A machinator is a person who can sellsnow Eskimo and sea sailor. One of the most interesting and paradoxical cases of the 20th century was a deal to sell the Eiffel Tower in Paris, twice. Who is this great schemer? It was Victor Lustig, who, like other virtuoso scammers, started his business with adolescence. So, in 20 years, he managed to sell a fake machine for printing counterfeit money. Having moved to America in 1920, he appropriated the title of count for himself, allegedly spoke 5 languages, knew how to properly lead and serve himself in society, and as a result all the doors were open for him. Rumor has it that Lustig even managed to hold Al Capone himself.
The most interesting fraud was the saleThe most famous tower in Paris. Having prepared well, forged the necessary documents and removed the luxury hotel room, Victor announced a tender for a grand purchase of scrap metal and skillfully brainwashed all of its participants. The winner laid out a lot of money for the purchase of the tower, and when the deception was revealed, the swindler was no longer in the city. This deal was so inspired by Lustig that he decided to repeat the fraud, but this time the punishment could not be avoided. No matter how talented the schemer is, he is first and foremost a criminal who sooner or later finds himself in prison. So it happened. In the end, Victor found himself in a detention center called Alcatraz.
Great impostor
Ferdinand was an interesting swindler.Demar, who was nicknamed "the great impostor." Like a professional actor, he tried on such professions as a civil engineer, deputy sheriff, prison director. Thanks to the natural talents of reincarnation, he managed to be a monk, a psychologist, a lawyer, a teacher, a scientist.
His true mastery was manifested in an adventure, inwhere he played the doctor, and not just a general practitioner, but an experienced surgeon. What is most striking, he managed to carry out a number of successful operations, saving the lives of seamen on a military vessel. After the exposure, the commander of the ship did not even want to sue the impostor, but let him go home in peace.
Elusive
Наверное, самый выдающийся махинатор – это Фрэнк Abagnale, who became a real celebrity after the release of the film "Catch Me If You Can." Even before his majority, the young crook earned his living with his mind by cashed fake checks. Later engaged in larger monetary fraud.
It was a really elusive schemer,who was always one step ahead. Frank easily changed names and documents. Surprisingly, he managed to get a job on the place of the second pilot of civil aviation, to work as a doctor and lawyer. He managed to inherit in twelve countries and was put on the international wanted list. As a result, caught in France, he was sent to the United States and had to lose his liberty for as much as 12 years. But thanks to the cooperation with the FBI was released early.
This rarely happens, but it's a good story.the end. The criminal past did not prevent him from becoming a happy family man, having a wonderful home, profitable business and a legally earned fortune. After the conclusion of Frank created a program to protect against fraud for banks. He managed to direct his criminal energy to a peaceful course, nothing can be done, a talented person is talented in everything!
Finally
So, the "schemer", according to Ozhegov's dictionary, -This is a person who is engaged in fraud, fraudulent actions, the range of which is not disclosed by this article. The word has many synonyms: bosses, deceiver, tycoon, stunt, adventurer, and even rogue. All these words apply to all the great deceivers, of whom we spoke in the article.
