Fakes & forgeries
Subtitle: the true crime stories of history's greatest deceptions : the criminals, the scams, and the victims
By: Brian Innes
Publisher: Silverdale Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781845092498
Subjects: Forgery; History; Swindlers and swindling; Fraud
Other titles: Fakes and forgeries
Description: This text captures the excitement and detail of some of the world's greatest scams. It reveals the inside story of how and why these tricksters implemented their fakes, facts about their frauds, and new insights into how the forgeries often went undetected for years.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Funny money; title: Fake art; title: False papers; title: Phony prehistory; title: Bogus identity; title: The confidence tricksters; title: Faking for a cause; title: Suspect science; title: Index.