Robert Baudin
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Robert Baudin was a counterfeit
er, conman
and aerial photographer
.
Baudin was born in the United States
, he started counterfeiting during the depression
and World War II
, after the war he "made" US$2,000,000 and eventually moved to Australia
.
Baudin served a jail sentence in Australia for printing of currency
. Baudin's autobiography is titled "Fake - The Passing Fortunes of a Counterfeiter".
Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...
er, conman
Confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
and aerial photographer
Aerial photography
Aerial photography is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position. The term usually refers to images in which the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure. Cameras may be hand held or mounted, and photographs may be taken by a photographer, triggered remotely or...
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Baudin was born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he started counterfeiting during the depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, after the war he "made" US$2,000,000 and eventually moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Baudin served a jail sentence in Australia for printing of currency
Currency
In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
. Baudin's autobiography is titled "Fake - The Passing Fortunes of a Counterfeiter".