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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: "mark taylor" <marktayl69@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:28:27 +0000
Subject: ATTN :PLS
ATTN Greeting,
I am contacting you for an urgent assistance to mobilise a business
transaction and further to have explicit investment information about
your country from you.
I am Princess Fayad W. Bolkiah, the wife 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
husband and
his stepbrother, the sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah.
As you may know from the international media, the sultan had accused my
husband of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$14.8 Billion
dollars. This was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that made
my husband's company Amedeo Development Company and government owned
Brunei Investment Company to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in
office. However my husband is in jail now, his bank accounts and
private properties including a crude oil export refinery have been
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 luck ran against me on
my attempt to escape.I am now kept under house arrest by the Sultan and
i have no access to a phone but I have a Palm V hand-held computer from
which I am sending you this mail.
Before my In-castration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Three
Million United States Dollars [US$3m] in cash under special
arrangement into the custody of different Private security and Trustee
company for safe keeping abroad.This action was on the orders of my
husband to me to enable us start a new life. The Money is now in a
diplomatic security company in western Europe.
Hence I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable
investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family
abroad.I have decided to offer 15% of these funds to you as
compensation for your strong cooperation.
Please I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust
while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion
of this business transaction.Please reply to this e-mail address.
fayad_j@yahoo.co.uk
Many Thanks & May Allah blessing remain with you,Amin.
I remain yours sincerely
Princess Fayad .W. Bolkiah
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