Episode 331: Alves Reis and the Portuguese Banknote Crisis -

Episode 331: Alves Reis and the Portuguese Banknote Crisis

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In this week's episode, get to know Artur Virgilio Alves Reis and hear about the incredible fraud he undertook in 1924, scamming his way into 100 million Portuguese escudos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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