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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "PRINCE HAMMED FAYAD BOLKIAH" <phfw_bolkiah@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:03:21 +0000
Subject: SERVICES REQUIRED
FROM:PRINCE HAMMED FAYAD BOLKIAH
PRIVATE EMAIL:phfw_bolkiah@yahoo.es
Dear Partner,
I am Prince Hammed W. Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, former Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island. I will save your time by not amplifying my extended royal family history,which has already been disseminated by the international media during the controversial dispute that erupted between my father and his step brother, the sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah.
As you may know from the international media, the sultan had accused my father of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$14.8 Billion dollars. This was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that made my father company Amedeo Development Company and government owned Brunei Investment Company to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office. However my father was kept under house arrest, his bank accounts and private properties including a crude oil export refinery were later confiscated by the sultanate.
Furthermore, during this unfortunate period i was advised to evacuate my immediate family outside the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the sultan and his security operatives, but before I could do that I was placed under house arrest by the Sultan and i have no access to a phone but I have a Palm V hand-held computer from which I am sending you this mail. Before my Incaceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Five Hundred Million United States Dollars US$500 Million in cash under special arrangement into the custody of different Private security and Trustee company's and three online banks for safe keeping abroad. The money were splitted and kept in the following countries in this proportion: US$350Million is in three banks in Europe , and the balance of US$US150 Million is in two different trust security companies.
Hence I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad.I have decided to offer 30% of these funds to you as compensation for your strong cooperation.Please I count on your absolute confidentiality,transparency and trust while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this business transaction.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAILL
EDDARESS:phfw_bolkiah@yahoo.es
I remain yours sincerely,
Prince Hammed Fayad W. Bolkiah.
Brunei Darussalam.
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