Well I guess this was inevitable:
Security experts today warned of a new 419 fraud which poses as a communication from the grandson of the late General Pinochet, former military dictator of Chile.
The emails arrive with the subject line 'President of Chile who died' and claim to be sent by Captain Augusto Pinochet Molina.
Molina was discharged from the Chilean army after making an unauthorised speech at his grandfather's burial in December 2006.
According to the bogus emails, Captain Pinochet is seeking help to hide his family's fortunes from the authorities. The message includes a link to a BBC News story about General Pinochet's funeral in an attempt to add credibility to the story.
Well, at least in this regard we know the family did have illicit fortunes. Fortunately, the known amount has been frozen.
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