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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: "MRS. AMINATU BOLKIAH" <princemustaphabolkia@mail2director.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsaminatubolkiah@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 18:56:58 +0400
Subject: FUND AND EASTATE MANAGER.
ADDRES: BRUNEI GORVERMENT
RESIDENTIAL AREA VILLA 12,
BORNEO BRUNEI STATE.
E-mail:mrsaminatubolkiah@yahoo.com
I am Mrs. AMINATU BOLKIAH, the wife of Prince Jefri Bolkiah former finance minister of Brunei, and the intinity oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island of Borneo, I 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 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 father company Amedeo Development Company and government
owned Brunei investment company to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in
the office.
However my husband was kept under house arrest, his bank account and private properties including a crude oil export refinery were later confiscated by 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 not have access to phone but I have a palm V hand -held computer from which I am sending you this mail.
Some of the guard here are still loyal to me, so they would be my contact with you if there is any documents I need to send to you to enable you collect the boxes of money on my behalf. Before my in-castration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of sixty five million United States Dollars {us$65,000,000.00} in cash under special arrangement with security volt in DUBAI U.A.E UNITED ARAB EMIRATES for safe keeping abroad.
I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad, After due deliberation with my aids we decides to offer 20% of these funds to you as compensation for your strong I remain yours sincerely, cooperation while 5% have may be mapped out for both local and international expenses that may be incurred be waiting until this transaction are over.
During this dispensation. Please I count on you absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this transaction.
Many Thanks and blessing remains with you in the
name of almighty Allah.
BEST REGARD,
Mrs. AMINATU BOLKIAH
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