“A Princely Ploy: Inside the Ruse of a French-Armenian Scammer”
After proclaiming himself the direct descendant of a 12th-century #Crusader king, the #Armenian priest and educator Ambroise Calfa hit upon an ignoble scheme: grant knighthood to anyone willing to pay. These are the cunning exploits of a forgotten 19th-century #conman, whose initially honorable intentions quickly escalated into all-out fraud.
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The Public Domain ReviewA Princely Ploy: Inside the Ruse of a French-Armenian ScammerAfter proclaiming himself the direct descendant of a 12th-century Crusader king, the Armenian priest and educator Ambroise Calfa hit upon an ignoble scheme: grant knighthood to anyone willing to pay. Jennifer Manoukian recovers the cunning exploits of this forgotten 19th-century conman, whose initially honorable intentions quickly escalated into all-out fraud.
