If you didn’t know it was a true story, you would think this was a missing chapter in the Harry Potter series or a Dan Brown novel. But this is no work of fiction. This is a strange but very true story about a rich – super-rich – family that managed to get conned – big time – to the point that they lost their relationships and everything they owned.
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This is a story of a professional conman who looked as harmless as a teacher or accountant but seemed to be driven by some dark forces of evil. How on Earth could a family of heirs be duped so badly? Well, that’s the story…
The “Master Spy” Who Brought a Family to Its Knees
His name is Thierry Tilly and if he reminds you of someone, it’s probably because he looks like the French version of Bill Gates. Tilly might as well be considered as smart as Gates is considering he took down an entire aristocratic family and brought them to their knees.
Thierry Tilly. Source: YouTube
Over the span of nine years, the Védrines family fell victim to Tilly’s lies. The family of aristocrats went from being one of the richest in the country to believing they were the lost descendants of an ancient society, and that their dear Tilly, a “master spy,” was their only friend.