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Murray Teigh Bloom’s The Man who stole Portugal is an interesting and well told tale of a man who committed one of the greatest acts of fraud in history. Artur Virgilio Alves Reis was an amateur business man who came up in the world through a combination of natural intelligence and good luck.
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May 1, 1992 · Greatest fraud in history! This little-known incident is told in a lively style with all its ups and downs, all the way through to the end and the final fates of the conspirators. Buy The Man Who Stole Portugal by Bloom, Murray Teigh (ISBN: 9780881848465) from Amazon's Book Store.
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The Man Who Stole Portugal by Murray Teigh Bloom. All great crimes depend for their successful execution upon a combination of circumstances and originality. Arthur Virgilio Alves Reis had a great project: To gain control of the Bank of Portugal.
Artur Virgílio Alves Reis[a] (Lisbon, 8 September 1896 – 9 July 1955) was a Portuguese criminal who perpetrated one of the largest frauds in history, against the Bank of Portugal in 1925, often called the Portuguese Bank Note Crisis.
Mar 2, 2009 · The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) mourns the passing of founding member and past president Murray Teigh Bloom on February 10 at age 92. A driving force behind.
Buy Thirteenth Man First Edition by Bloom, Murray Teigh (ISBN: 9780025117709) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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The Man who Stole Portugal. Murray Teigh Bloom. Carroll & Graf, 1992 - Bank notes - 306 pages. Details the story of Artur Virgilio Alves Reis, who developed an ingenious scheme to legally...
