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The Man Who Tricked An Heiress Into Marriage By Faking His Own Death, And Then Ruined Her Life And Stole Her Fortune

In the 18th century, Andrew Robinson Stoney pulled off one of the most devious and sophisticated cons when he convinced one of the wealthiest heiresses in Europe to marry him as he was…

Andrew Martin
5 min readNov 11, 2022

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Andrew Martin

Dabbler in history, investing & writing. Master’s degree in baseball history. Passionate about history, diversity, culture, sports, investing and crypto.