Chutzpah

You've got to admit that these guys think big:

Fraudsters faked title deeds to a 13-storey Sydney building - headquarters of the Australian Rugby Union - and nearly got away with $14 million in gold bullion.

Using the fake title deeds to claim ownership of Australian Rugby House in North Sydney, the conmen secured a cheque for $14.4 million from a Uniting Church lending fund, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

They went on to use the fraudulently obtained loan proceeds to order $14 million in gold bullion.

Of course, thinking big turned out to be their downfall too:

You don't get $14 million bullion orders every day," Mr Moffatt said. "We've been doing this for a long time and we know when something doesn't smell right.