โฒ 385 โผ What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long? (lemmy.ml) submitted 3 years ago by bady@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 452 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] kambusha@feddit.ch 30 points 3 years ago (4 children) World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [โ] bady@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 3 years ago* 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!". permalink fedilink source parent [โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago Wouldn't they have noticed that there were only 3 stories of windows on the blueprint? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] ZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago There's a Tom Scott video on this, the truth behind it seems murky. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago Wow. I hadn't heard of this. What a clever (and shifty) scam. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] bady@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 3 years ago* 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!". permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago Wouldn't they have noticed that there were only 3 stories of windows on the blueprint? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago There's a Tom Scott video on this, the truth behind it seems murky. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago Wow. I hadn't heard of this. What a clever (and shifty) scam. permalink fedilink source parent