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Feb 20, 20 fifty million dollars for a three minute job. He took the elevator, descending two floors underground to a small, claustrophobic roomthe vault antechamber. The antwerp diamond heist, dubbed the heist of the century, was one of the largest robberies in history. How a group of elderly men carried out the biggest diamond heist in british history. An italian diamond broker rented an office on an upper floor at the centre, but he seemed respectable.
It is the largest standard oval brilliant cut diamond in the world and appeared in an article about blood diamonds in the march 2002 issue of national geographic magazine. The story of the worlds largest diamond heist schneier. It took place in antwerp, belgium, during the weekend of 1516 february 2003. Inside the largest diamond heist in history selby, scott andrew, campbell, greg on. Flawless is an incredible, true, pageturning account of a halfbillion dollar diamond robbery the boldest, most daring diamond theft in the world. Nov 14, 2017 forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. One of the biggest diamonds in history has been discovered in the mountainous kingdom of lesotho in southern africa. Inside the largest diamond heist in history audiobook by scott andrew selby, greg campbell.
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