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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: "PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH" <princefayad221@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fayad@she.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:17:12 -0500
Subject: NAME: PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH
NAME: PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH
DATE: fayad@she.com
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 nfortunate 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.
You can visit the
websites below for a better understanding of the situation:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/670959.stm
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0310/nat.brunei.jefri.html
Hence I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable
investment in your ountry to facilitate future survival for my family
abroad. After due deliberation with my aids we have decided to offer 20% 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.
May Allah's blessing remain with you.
Prince Fayad. Bolkiah.
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