Argentinian Eduardo de Valferno in 1911 managed to sell 6 times a stolen "Mona Lisa."



FACT ... Argentinian Eduardo de Valferno in 1911 managed to sell a stolen 6 times «Mona Lisa».
He agreed with six collectors of stealing them from the Louvre "Mona Lisa." After that he ordered six high-quality copies and gave them to the appointed place.



Then he hires workers Louvre Vincenzo Perugia, who at the time hid the picture. When the news hit the papers, de Valferno received money from each of the six collectors, assuring them that they - the owners of the original Leonardo. Revenues amounted to tens of millions of dollars and Valferno safely fled with the money.
Collectors understandably silent

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