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This gentleman gained a bank's trust with chocolate and then absconded with $28 million in diamonds

2022-06-23 00:00:00

In 2007, "Carlos Hector Flomenbaum" charmed employees of Antwerp's ABN Amro Bank, becoming a frequent and well-liked customer over a year or so who even brought the employees fine chocolates as gifts from his travels as a diamond trader. He even was granted a special pass to access the vaults over the weekend when the bank was closed. Ooops.

Flomenbaum robbed the bank of $28 million in diamonds and was never seen again. The video above tells the incredible story.
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