Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Now, have to wonder if some people are born to be conned, the way others are born to

con them.

We believed that David Copperfield made the statue of Liberty disappear because we wanted

to.

We want to believe the Prince promising us untold millions in an email because of what

it would mean, how it would change our lives.

What we don't often think about is why people deceive us.

In the case of David Copperfield and other magicians, it's for entertainment to get a

rise out of us to instill a sense of wonder in awe in the audience.

The supposed Prince is just looking for a quick buck from an unwitting victim.

Then there are people like Victor.

Victor was born in Austria-Hungary at the turn of the century, and he had a gift.

He was a reader of books, yes, but also of people.

There was no real reason for him to turn to a life of crime, though.

It's not like he fell into a deep pit of debt or lived on the streets.

As a teenager, he studied in Paris and gained fluency in multiple languages.

Victor was on track to be a great student.

He might have gone on to be a great man, but we'll never know.

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