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The Mona Lisa con was first executed in 1911. According to legend, Eduardo de Valfierno hired three men, including Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre, to steal the Mona Lisa. Before he did so, he had five replicas made, then sold the replicas to wealthy art lovers all over the world, with each buyer thinking that he had the original. Or so the story goes. This was one of the first scams that Parker learned. Marcus Starke and Sophie Devereaux used to run this scam, many times, in Europe. It is his favorite con.

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  • The Mona Lisa con was first executed in 1911. According to legend, Eduardo de Valfierno hired three men, including Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre, to steal the Mona Lisa. Before he did so, he had five replicas made, then sold the replicas to wealthy art lovers all over the world, with each buyer thinking that he had the original. Or so the story goes. This was one of the first scams that Parker learned. Marcus Starke and Sophie Devereaux used to run this scam, many times, in Europe. It is his favorite con.
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  • The Mona Lisa con was first executed in 1911. According to legend, Eduardo de Valfierno hired three men, including Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre, to steal the Mona Lisa. Before he did so, he had five replicas made, then sold the replicas to wealthy art lovers all over the world, with each buyer thinking that he had the original. Or so the story goes. Over time, questions have arisen as to whether Valfierno was ever involved in the theft, or simply claimed he was in order to run the Mona Lisa con. Although Peruggia stole the painting, Valfierno never collected it from his partner. Many art theft experts now believe Peruggia actually stole the painting in the misguided belief it should be repatriated to Italy, and that there is no connection between Valfierno and Peruggia. This was one of the first scams that Parker learned. Marcus Starke and Sophie Devereaux used to run this scam, many times, in Europe. It is his favorite con.
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