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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447092810494 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • trustinvestor@steam.to (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ALFRED MOLONEY" <trustinvestor@steam.to> (may be fake)
Reply-To: trust_investment@myway.com
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:52:12 +0400
Subject: TRUST INVESTMENT

Attn:The President,

I am Mr. Alfred Moloney aged 62,without any child of my own and a citizen of Trinidad & Tobago and Personal Assistant to 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 Hajj Hassanal Bolkiah Mu izzaddin Waddaulah. Due to the problems that affected my boss I was attacked by the kingdom and I am now sitting on wheel chair unable to walk or do anything but still trying to get my boss finances secured. I am presently hiding for the safety of my life.

As you may know from the international media, the sultan has accused Prince Jefri of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$16.8 Billion. This was as a result of the Asian Financial Crisis that made my client's company; AMENDEO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY and a 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 Nations International Investment Arm, the Brunei Investment Agency. The Prince controls 13 companies & Brunei's overseas assets.
At the moment Prince Jefri is kept under house arrest, his bank accounts and private properties, including a crude oil export refinery were confiscated by the sultan. Furthermore to my advice, my client was able to evacuate some funds {substantial amount of US Dollars in cash value USD $...............} outside the country, with the assistance of a foreign diplomat.
Your assistance is need regarding the possession and investment of the funds for a period of Ten year or more, you will be adequately compensated. Further information on the confirmation of the above details and how best you can take possession of these funds will be sent to you for your verification, after the receipt of your positive response.

On your response please let me have your personal profile about yourself, as this will enable me to give you full information on the volume of amount involve and where it is lodged. Looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this business transaction.
Thanks and remain blessed, as I look forward to your humble reply.

Yours Faithfully,

Alfred Moloney.
Emailto:trustinvestor@steam.to
Fax:+44-709-2810494.

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