What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?

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What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long? - Lemmy

I’m going to go with the great wine fraud
The great wine fraud

Rudy Kurniawan amassed a vast fortune trading in rare wines. Trouble is, he was bottling them himself. Ed Cumming reports on a vintage swindle

The Guardian
That was a fun read. Thanks for posting.
Took a glimpse at the article and it seems they could’ve gone uncaught for longer if they were a little more careful with the dates!

There’s a documentary about this guy. I think I watched it on Netflix.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_Grapes_(2016_film)

Sour Grapes (2016 film) - Wikipedia