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The Digital HumanSeries 12, DupedSpanish Prisoner Scam - Turn of the Century works of art

The scammers of the past used artistry as well as psychological tricks to real in marks.

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Letter from the 'Kindly Curate'.

The Kindly Curate was a trope straight out of Dickens in Spanish Prisoner Scams.

  • Luis Ramos Letter 1
  • Luis Ramos Letter 2
  • Prisones Militares
  • Letter from the 'Kindly Curate'.
  • Olivier Scam - Begging Letter
  • Olivier Scam - A Banker's Arrest
  • Olivier Scam - Depositaria Judicia
  • Olivier Scam - Fake legal papers

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