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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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From: <princefayad1@indiatimes.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:31:23 +0100
Subject: PRINCE FAYAD
NAME: PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH
EMAIL: princefayad1@indiatimes.com
DATE: 22/10/2005
Dear Sir,
I got your reliable contact from my father's diary and
further explicit investment information about your
country from my attorney in London, who has been of
great assistance to my family since our departure from
Brunei due to the human right abuses in my country. 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.
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's 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 have no access to a phone but I have a Palm
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
document I need to send to you to enable you collect
the boxes of money on my behalf.
In addition, before my incarceration, I went ahead to
dispatch the sum of Five Hundred Million United States
Dollars US$500,000,000.00) in cash under special
arrangement into the custody of different private
security and Trustee
Companies for safe keeping abroad. The money were
splited and kept in the following countries in this
proportion: US$ 50 Million is in Switzerland,US$100
Million is in Spain, US$100 Million is in
Britain,US$80 Million is in United Arab Emirate and
the balance US$US170 Million is in Canada.
Hence 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 have decided to offer
4% of these funds to you as compensation for your
strong cooperation while certain percentage have been
mapped out for both local and international expenses
that may be incurred during this transaction. Please
I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency
and trust, while looking forward to your prompt reply
towards a swift conclusion of this transaction.
Kindly respond to me on my alternative email:
princefayad1@indiatimes.com
May Allah's blessing remain with you.
Prince Fayad. Bolkiah.
Email:princefayad1@indiatimes.com
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