Case 02/05. Prisoner ↔ “Mum, I'm in trouble”
Узник ↔ «мама, я в беде»
Art
- Artist
- The New York Times
- Work
- “An Old Swindle Revived”
- Year
- 1898
In the 19th century letters came from a “Spanish prisoner” asking for ransom money and promising a share of a fortune.
Code
social engineering
A century later the same script arrived as the “Nigerian letter”, later as a call: “Mum, I've had an accident.” Urgency, secrecy, a transfer.
Action
Call your relative back on the number you already know.
Перезвоните близкому по номеру, который знаете сами.
The label in the room
The same hash is printed at the foot of the label. If they match, nobody changed the text.
The Spanish prisoner in 1898, the Nigerian letter in the 2000s, “Mum, I've had an accident” today: urgency, secrecy, a transfer. Call back on the number you already know.
«Испанский узник» в 1898 году, «нигерийское письмо» в 2000-х, «мама, я попал в аварию» сегодня: срочность, тайна, перевод. Сценарию 130 лет. Перезвоните близкому по номеру, который знаете сами.
SHA-256 of the Russian label text 924561d7efdc22268265c1dbac5d7d735b2eed048a1bbce36241b097ae7be291
In the room
A triptych of texts: one scheme over 130 years
Rights
Public domain