Read more about the article Museum Conned Out Of EUR 40,000 By Dutch Fraudster
Breast star of the Polish White Eagle Order stolen from the historic Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, in November 2019. (Police Saxony/Newsflash)

Museum Conned Out Of EUR 40,000 By Dutch Fraudster

Museum chiefs trying to recover a EUR-110-million haul stolen in a heist were conned into handing a fortune in cash to a fraudster, prosecutors in Germany have revealed. The collection…

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Read more about the article German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million
Image shows a sculpture with Idah War scenery, undated photo. The city of Hamburg, Germany returned looted art stolen during British colonial times to Nigeria in September 2022. (MARKK/Newsflash)

German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million

German authorities have returned a total of 179 art pieces to Nigeria after they were stolen during British colonial invasions in the former Kingdom of Benin. The decision to deliver…

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Read more about the article GBP 3.5 Million Looted Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Seized From Dealers
Photo shows one of the 16 Egyptian artifacts recovered from the United States of America, undated photo. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

GBP 3.5 Million Looted Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Seized From Dealers

Looted Egyptian artefacts worth GBP 3.5 million have been returned after an international police probe into stolen treasures. Officials say 16 rare artefacts have been returned to their homeland after…

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Read more about the article Gallery Gardeners Dig In Their Heels Over EUR-100,000 Finder’s Fee
'The Portrait of a Woman' by Klimt that was found by two gardeners in Piacenza, Italy in 2019, in a garbage bag. (Newsflash)

Gallery Gardeners Dig In Their Heels Over EUR-100,000 Finder’s Fee

Gardeners who found a stolen Klimt masterpiece sealed into a wall in a bin bag are demanding a finder's fee worth EUR 100,000. Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait of a Lady' disappeared…

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Read more about the article Ancient Gold Treasures Plundered From Museum By Hooded Gunmen In Broad Daylight
Some of the pieces at the museum in the Buin commune, Chile, where the theft occurred in June, 2022. (Newsflash)

Ancient Gold Treasures Plundered From Museum By Hooded Gunmen In Broad Daylight

Over 100 gold treasures have been stolen from a museum in a terrifying armed raid by 12 hooded gunmen. The incident took place at the Andean Museum, which is located…

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Read more about the article Mystery Over Stolen Egyptian Sarcophagus Made Of Gold And Sold To Metropolitan Museum Of Art In NYC Solved In Hamburg
The gilded Coffin lid for the Priest Nedjemankh from the late Ptolemaic Period (150–50 B.C.) in Egypt. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/Newsflash)

Mystery Over Stolen Egyptian Sarcophagus Made Of Gold And Sold To Metropolitan Museum Of Art In NYC Solved In Hamburg

The mystery surrounding a stolen ancient golden Egyptian sarcophagus that was sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City using forged export documents has been solved with…

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Read more about the article Final Piece Of 17th Century Tapestry Stolen 42 Years Ago By Notorious Art Thief Erik The Belgian Recovered By Spanish Cops
Spanish police have recovered the last piece of a 17th-century tapestry 'The Apoteosis of the Arts', stolen 42 years ago from the Santo Domingo church in Castrojeriz, by the art thief known as Eric the Belgian. (Newsflash)

Final Piece Of 17th Century Tapestry Stolen 42 Years Ago By Notorious Art Thief Erik The Belgian Recovered By Spanish Cops

Cops in Spain have recovered the last part of a valuable 17th century Flemish tapestry stolen from a Spanish church by notorious art thief Erik 'The Belgian' in 1980. The…

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Read more about the article Two Illustrations By Salvador Dali Worth GBP 300K Each Stolen From Barcelona Flat
The two paintings 'Vino rancio' and 'Las Sardanas de la fiesta mayor' made in 1922. (Newsflash)

Two Illustrations By Salvador Dali Worth GBP 300K Each Stolen From Barcelona Flat

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Two Salvador Dali charcoal drawings valued at around GBP 251,000 each have been stolen from a private collection in Barcelona. The alleged robbery took place at an apartment in the…

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