The thought of forgery got me focused on counterfeit goods, and more specifically, con-artists. In most cases, forgery is an action meant to gain fame or fortune. Also, in most cases, forgery and deceit cannot be done on a massive level as easily as it used to be done before the improvements of technology. Nevertheless, I could see how forgery could begin to take over the computing sector, and transform into new types of actions that we haven?t seen before.
However, to me, there is no more interesting case of forgery than the life of Victor Lustig. He is famous for being the man who sold the Eiffel Tower, twice. Seeing an opportunity after WWI, France was booming and Lustig saw an opportunity. He created fake government stationary and begins to wine and dine clients at the most upscale locales in the city. He told them that the Tower?s cost of upkeep was so outrageous that the city was hoping to be bought out by a private owner. He succeeded twice. The pure grandeur of his plan is what appeals to me. I?m not sure that anything this tangible could ever be done again. To me, there is nothing more amazing than forging ownership of one of the world?s most famous landmarks.
I would want to see what type of forgery I could do in a similar manner. Creating documents and official seals, I wonder whether anything could be done similarly in remote countries of the world where technology and media are not as overtly prevalent as they are here. If you could find a set of circumstances with primitive communication, the ideas are endless.
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