Signature falsification is an activity familiar to almost everyone. When the trees were large and the school diaries were paper, few practiced their parents' autographs. But they did it disinterestedly so as not to upset and trouble the ancestors. There was no thought about money and moreover about a million dollar sum.
Well, now how do you look people in the eye?
No one asked this simple question to Malik Yousef. He is also a rapper, though not as lucky as West, who has twice been on the list of the most influential people on our planet. It is known about their cooperation and even about friendly relations. But friendship is friendship …
For a good signature, especially the signature of a star, you can get a good gesheft. There are enough precedents. Even in our country. Take Boris Gribanov for example.
He traded false masterpieces of painting for more than a dozen years. The signatures on them were also fake, but the money received from their sale was enough for a comfortable life in the States. And this is after 10 years of confiscation.
Forging the signature of Kanye West, Malik did not think how he would look into the eyes of a former friend.
He just was not going to do it. He got the money and disappeared with the extraction in an unknown direction. But how did you manage to monetize the star squiggle?
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It was necessary to sell a signature. But how? And to whom? Philippe Plain, a well-known designer, was appointed to the role of the buyer. He was about to spend Fashion Week in New York advertising his brand. To collect more viewers, you need a big name.
Kanye was ideally suited for the role of bait. In addition, they were familiar and collaborated as designers. And to their misfortune, both are familiar with the sneak Malik. Therefore, when the latter offered a contract for West to participate in the show, Philip agreed without thinking.
Then everything is simple. A fraudster brings a contract signed by a well-known signature, and a happy producer immediately transfers either 900 or 750 thousand dollars in advance. There was something to rejoice about. Kanye West pledged to appear on the podium and perform three songs.
