Return of the Spanish Prisoner

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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:12 am

The Spanish Prisoner, as most of you know, is the original advance fee fraud.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Prisoner

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The Spanish Prisoner is a confidence trick dating back to the late 19th century. In its original form, the con-man tells his victim (the mark) that he is in correspondence with a wealthy person of high estate who has been imprisoned in Spain under a false identity. The alleged prisoner cannot reveal his identity without serious repercussions, and is relying on a friend (the confidence trickster) to raise money to secure his release. The confidence trickster offers to let the victim supply some of the money, with a promise that he will be rewarded generously when the prisoner returns: financially and perhaps also by being married to the prisoner's beautiful daughter. However, once the victim has turned over his money, he learns that further difficulties have arisen, requiring more money, and the trickster continues attempting to get more money until the victim is cleaned out and the process ends, presumably with the victim realizing he has been defrauded and that there is neither a rich man, nor a reward coming to him.

Today, I received this in my catcher:

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I know that I have not met you in person nor have I written to you before now, but after going through your profile, I am convinced that you would be a very reliable person to trust and work with. Permit me to communicate you through this means as it is the only secured way I feel I can at this very crucial moment to reach you. I have a secret business for you; my name is Albert Jack Stanley, a US citizen and the former chief executiveof US construction firm KBR. I am writing you from where I have been detained for bribing some oil dealer’s officials. However, I am very fortunate to have Internet access with the help of the prison security guard, which paved the way for me to contact you right away.

US court had ordered that I sell all my properties both home and abroad, but as it stands now, I have sum of 11.5 Million with Security Company vault house in Europe. I want you to help me to receive the full cash in your account and keep it for safety for you me and we share it 50/ 50.

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Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Received: from dormant.esatclear.ie (dormant.esatclear.ie [194.145.128.23])
by mail10.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id oA9N2sft012338
for <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxu>; Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:02:57 +1100
Received: from [77.209.106.198] (helo=User)
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Reply-To: <[email protected]>
From: "Albert Jack Stanley"<[email protected]>
Subject: Private Message
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:56:49 -0600
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And that is in... IP: 77.209.106.198 / IP or ISP location: Navalcarnero in Madrid!

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:31 am

Wow! Is it open season on this lad?

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:36 am

Sure, why not?

Captain Mal wrote back:

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Where are you? Are you in Russia?

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:49 pm

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Gee Mr Stanley, that's really sad. Exciting though, huh?
Pa opened a bank account for me for my birthday last week with $10,000 in it. We could use that if you like. What do I have to do now?

Agnes (aged 10)

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