Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?message-squaremessage-square431fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down17
arrow-up1386arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square431fedilink
minus-squarekambusha@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·2 years agoWorld’s smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
minus-squareBady@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 years agoSurprising that no one noticed the double prime symbol for inches instead of the single prime symbol for feet. The scammer was like “well, I didn’t lie, you weren’t careful enough and it’s not my problem!”.
minus-squarebitsplease@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoWouldn’t they have noticed that there were only 3 stories of windows on the blueprint?
minus-squareZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoThere’s a Tom Scott video on this, the truth behind it seems murky.
minus-squaresome_guylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWow. I hadn’t heard of this. What a clever (and shifty) scam.
World’s smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Surprising that no one noticed the double prime symbol for inches instead of the single prime symbol for feet. The scammer was like “well, I didn’t lie, you weren’t careful enough and it’s not my problem!”.
Wouldn’t they have noticed that there were only 3 stories of windows on the blueprint?
There’s a Tom Scott video on this, the truth behind it seems murky.
Wow. I hadn’t heard of this. What a clever (and shifty) scam.