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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 Fayad Bolkiah" <fayadbolkiahemail@yahoo.de>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:20:27 -0100
Subject: Allah`s Blessings Remain With You..
Dear Friend,
I am Prince Fayad Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, former
Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island
of Borneo.
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 Prince Fayad Bolkiah , father
and his stepbrother, 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 fathers
company Amedeo Development Company and government owned Brunei Investment
Company to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office. However my
Prince Fayad Bolkiah , 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 Prince Fayad Bolkiah 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 after being beaten by the
Sultans security men and I had no access to phone, but I have a laptop from
which I am sending you this mail. Some of the guards here are still loyal to
me.
Before my Incaceration, I Prince Fayad Bolkiah went ahead to dispatch the
sum of Four hundred and twenty Million United States Dollars
(US$420,000,000.00) in cash with the assistance of a foreign diplomat who
now resides in Europe.
The money has now been deposited as valuables into different private
security and trust company for safe keeping abroad. The money was split and
kept in the following countries in this proportion: US$50 Million is in
United Kingdom, US$160 Million is in Dubai, US$40 Million is in the
Netherlands, and $170 Million in Canada and then $60million in Malaysia.
Please if you know you can assist in claiming and investing it in real
estate/property to guarantee the future survival of my family, contact me
Prince Fayad Bolkiah fast so that I’ll give you contact information of the
security company in Europe and other parts of the world where the funds are
deposited. For your assistance i will compensate you with 25% of the total
sum and another 5% shall be set aside to defray any expenses that may arise.
Please I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust
while looking forward to your prompt response towards a swift conclusion of
this business transaction through my email address as follows:
pbfayad@gawab.com
Thanks & May Allah’s blessing remain with you.
I remain yours sincerely,
Prince Fayad Bolkiah
pbfayad@gawab.com
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