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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" <princefayad@princefayadworld.org>
Reply-To: princefayadbin@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:05:21 +0000
Subject: Fr: Prince Fayad .W. Bolkiah
Hello Sir,
Assalamu Alaikkum
I am contacting you for an Urgent Business Transaction and further explicit
investment information about your country.I need you to read this email
message carefully because it is very imperative.I am Prince Fayad W.
Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah who was the former Finance
Minister of Brunei, located in the northwest of the island of Borneo.Brunei
Darussalam is a small country governed according to Islamic values and
traditions by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu?izzaddin
Waddaulah.
The country?s official name is Negara Brunei Darussalam ("abode of peace").
It is a member of APEC,ASEAN, BIMP-EAGA, and the Organisation of Islamic
States as well as the United Nations and the Commonwealth.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 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.
This was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that made my father
company Amedeo Development Company and government owned Brunei Investment
Agency to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office. Prince Jefri was
relieved of his post as Finance Minister of Brunei and was stripped of his
chairmanship post as head of the nation's international investment arm, the
Brunei Investment Agency in February 1998. The Agency controls 13 companies
& Brunei's overseas assets.In July 1998 the Sultan barred trading by Amedeo
when the world's biggest corporate debt of US$14 Billion came to light. In
September the 1998, the Sultan ordered an investigation of the BIA by
accountants KPMG after the Brunei government alleged that "large sums of
money" had been misappropriated to companies controlled by Prince Jefri.
The Sultan then asked the Bank of England to help track down an alleged £28
Billion of state and family funds said to be "missing". On the 02/10/1998
Prince Jefri Bolkiah flew from London in a private jet and was going to
settle matters directly with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Prince Jefri drove
straight to his seaside palace at Jerudong, about 10 miles south of the
capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. He was due to meet with officials of the
Amedeo Development Corporation and visit the sultan.Relations between the
Royals appeared to deteriorate quickly. However, my father was kept under
house arrest, his bank accounts and private properties including a crude oil
export refinery & the sultan also strip my father of control over three
large oil wells which 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. I have a Palm V hand-held computer from
which I am sending you this mail. Before my arrest, I went ahead to dispatch
the sum of US$500 Million in cash under special arrangement into the custody
of different Private security and Trustee companies for safe keeping abroad.
The money where splitted and kept in the following countries in this
proportion: US$50 Million is in England, US$100 Million is in Spain, US$100
Million is in Saudi Arabia, US$80 Million is in United Arab Emirate and the
balance US$170 Million is in Malaysia.I am unable to reach my friends &
associates whom would have provided all the much needed moral and financial
assistance i require because my diary have being siezed by my uncle Sheik
Muda Hassanal Bolkiah who is also the Sultan of Brunei.Hence, I seek your
good assistance to receive and invest these funds into profitable investment
in your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad. I will
compensate adequately for your strong cooperation.
I am counting on your absolute confidentiality and transparency while
looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this
business transaction.
May Allah's blessing remain with you & guide on the
straight path, Amin.
Wassalam & Best regards,
Prince Fayad .W. Bolkiah
Brunei Darussalam.
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