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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: "ff bb" <ffbb_12bb@msn.com>
Reply-To: fayadbolkiah@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:11:55 +0000
Subject: RE: PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH
RE: PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH
Dear Friend,
I am Prince Fayad W. Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, former
Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island
of Borneo. 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 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 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
I had no access to phone, but I have a hand-held computer from which I am
sending you this mail. Some of the guard here are still loyal to me.
Before my incarceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Sixty Million
United States Dollars (US$60,000,000.00)
in cash with the assistance of a foreign diplomat who now reside
in Europe.The money has now been deposited as valuables into different
private security and trust company's for safe keeping abroad.The money
where splited and kept in the following countries in this proportion: US$20
Million is in London, US$20 Million is in Spain, US$20 Million is in
Holland.
Please if you know you can assist in claiming and investing it in real
estate/property to guanrantee the future survival of my family, contact me
fast so that i'll give you contact imformation of the official of the
company who is also my liason officer in-charge of deposit and who will
assist you in claiming the funds with the security company in europe.
For your assistance i will compensate you with 25% of the total sum and
another 5% shall be set aside to defray any expenses tha may arise.
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.
Many Thanks & May God's blessing remain with you.
I remain yours sincerely.
Prince Fayad Bolkiah.
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