What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?

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Wouldn't they have noticed that there were only 3 stories of windows on the blueprint?

Surprising that no one noticed the double prime symbol for inches instead of the single prime symbol for feet. The scammer was like "well, I didn't lie, you weren't careful enough and it's not my problem!".

Wow. I hadn't heard of this. What a clever (and shifty) scam.