e/Spanish Prisoner

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has gloss	eng: The Spanish Prisoner is a confidence trick dating back to the early 1900s . In its original form, the confidence man (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.
lexicalization	eng: Spanish Prisoner
instance of	(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco game, bunco, confidence game, bunko game, con, flimflam, bunko, gyp, sting, confidence trick, con game, hustle

Meaning
Japanese
has gloss	jpn: スペインの囚人（スパニッシュ・プリズナー、The Spanish Prisoner）は1588年にまで遡る古い信用詐欺の手口である。
lexicalization	jpn: スペインの囚人