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ballimir37 t1_jblz2ti wrote

They got swindled twice lmao. Bought it for 200,000 euro in 2003 thinking it was real, found out in 2006 that it wasn’t, and then sold it for fake money in 2014, except they also got a loan shark to pay an “intermediary” 300,000 real euros first. So swindled twice and presumably owe a loan shark 300,000 euro now

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howzit- t1_jbma4cm wrote

Directed by Guy Ritchie.

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IridiumPony t1_jbmqxa0 wrote

Starring Jason Statham, Ralph Fiennes, and Colin Farre....God dammit I would absolutely watch this

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jadetaia t1_jbpvy9f wrote

Don’t forget Vinnie Jones showing up somewhere in the movie as well

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DeaderthanZed t1_jbng7c3 wrote

They only paid the first 20,000 euro in 2003, then they found out it was fake and didn’t pay the rest.

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prontoon t1_jbpjgzi wrote

Slightly wrong. They put a 20k down payment. Then they went to court to get the remaining debt cleared as the original seller couldn't produce a certificate of authentication. Which means the court proved it was a fake, and the brothers cant claim they didnt know it was a fake.

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BalliboyFit t1_jbpjoeq wrote

A Netflix original.

Edit: Wait a minute, come to think of it I've also been swindled TWICE in a similar situation! SMH

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zomboromcom t1_jblszvy wrote

We live in a twilight world.

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bigbangbilly t1_jbmcxv9 wrote

There's no friends at dusk

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Still_kinda_hungry t1_jblqoc4 wrote

And nothing of value was lost

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Alex09464367 t1_jbnnc6b wrote

I'm sure they value their knee caps for when they can't pay the loan sharks back

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JimC29 t1_jbnegrg wrote

This is why I stick around this sub. So much non Onion material and reposts here. Then we get a true gem like this. Good job OP.

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blodskaal t1_jbn9bm2 wrote

This sounds like undercover cops arresting undercover cops lol.

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Ahelex t1_jbom58i wrote

Which actually happened with a drug bust in the US.

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V12Jaguar t1_jbm0f9b wrote

https://i.imgur.com/MXud2cS.png

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Andymich t1_jbnmewe wrote

I, too, thought “why are people faking relatively inexpensive grocery products?” before I saw the picture.

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JustAnAce t1_jbm35mi wrote

I think I hurt my face smiling after reading this headline.

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InGenAche t1_jbn8d5b wrote

Gets even better, they borrowed money from a loan shark to buy it originally.

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Oski96 t1_jblsklb wrote

Nobody's calling the cops

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retrofauxhemian t1_jbndawx wrote

Since this is the sort thing, that becomes a 'based on real events' movie, all we need now is a fake film company to run making it as a money laundering operation, and for the fake painting to gain real value as a kitsch item for some anonymous millionaire.

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KintsugiOctopus t1_jbm8fli wrote

Just some friendly advice for any other potential art dealers lurking on reddit. If there's an easily searchable court case declaring that the painting you own is a fake... don't try to sell it as real.

Especially not to people who have the ability to drop 1.7 million francs on art... they tend to Google this shit.

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The_Lapsed_Pacifist t1_jbmewvf wrote

They tend to have people who wouldn’t need to google anything acquire them. But yeah, pretty fuckin dumb. Couldn’t happen to nicer people

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morbob t1_jbmxy8q wrote

Swindlers get swindled.

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plantpome t1_jbpr2v8 wrote

Wait so the brothers knew the painting was a forgery, but did the Sheik know? Cause if the Sheik thought it was real and tried to pay for it with fake money, then the Sheik is also a scammer. Either way shouldn't he be in jail for printing Swiss francs?

Like to be able to pass as real money the Sheik had to have a decent printing plate and ink. That seems like a bigger story than just a few bros selling a fake painting. Who gave the Sheik those tools to print legitimate-looking money? Is Switzerland gonna get angry at this dude printing at-will? Is anyone going to do business with a Sheik in the future? Their reputation is tarnished now in terms of doing honest business.

So many questions

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Monarc73 t1_jbqes4u wrote

This reminds me of the time the British dropped a wooden bomb on a Nazi airfield full of decoy planes.

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taptapper t1_jbrvjhh wrote

Really?? I know about Nazi decoy planes but never heard about the bomb

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Kasperblaster t1_jbqfrnt wrote

I see. Shall we to business then, Fang?

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jimi15 t1_jboxlto wrote

Is commiting fraud against the people already commiting fraud against you still fraud?

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flogginmama t1_jbphsd9 wrote

Two wrongs absolutely do make a right, sometimes.

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