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From: "Fayad Bolkiah" <princebolkiah3422_fayad882@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charlesrobinsonrob@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:54:24 +0100
Subject: Thanks for your understanding.
Hello Sir,
Date: October 10, 2006.
Assalamu Alaikkum,
I am contacting you for an Urgent Business Transaction and further explicit
investment information about your country. I need you to read this email
message carefully because it is very imperative. I am Prince Fayad W.
Bolkiah, the eldest son of 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 Hajji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin
Waddaulah. The country’s official name is Negara Brunei Darussalam ("abode
of peace"). It is a member of APEC, ASEAN, BIMP-EAGA, and the Organization
of Islamic States as well as the United Nations and the Commonwealth. 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. This
was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that made my father company
Amedeo Development Company and 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 nation's international
investment arm, the Brunei Investment Agency in February 1998. The Agency
controls 13 companies & Brunei's overseas assets.
In July 1998 the Sultan barred trading by Amedeo when the world's biggest
corporate debt of US$14 Billion came to light. In September 1998, the Sultan
ordered an investigation of the BIA by accountants KPMG after the Brunei
government alleged that "large sums of money" had been misappropriated to
companies controlled by Prince Jefri. The Sultan then asked the Bank of
England to help track down an alleged £28 Billion of state and family funds
said to be "missing". On the
November 2, 1998 Prince Jefri Bolkiah flew from London in a private jet and
was going to settle matters directly with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Prince Jefri drove straight to his seaside palace at Jerudong, about 10
miles south of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. He was due to meet with
officials of the Amedeo Development Corporation and visit the sultan.
Relations between the Royals appeared to deteriorate quickly.
However, my father was kept under house arrest, his bank accounts and
private properties including a crude oil export refinery confiscated & the
sultan also strip my father of control over three large oil wells which 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 the Sultan
placed me under house arrest. I have a Palm V hand-held computer from which
I am sending you this mail. Before my arrest, I went ahead to dispatch the
sum of US$500 Million in cash under special arrangement into the custody of
different Private security and Trustee
companies for safe keeping abroad.
My attorney is presently based in UK where he resides with his family. He is
fully briefed about proposal to you and he will be answerable to all
telephone correspondence with you. I shall send to you his private telephone
number as soon as you indicate your interest to help me in this project.
The money where splitted and kept in the following countries in this
proportion: US$50 Million is in England, US$100 Million is in Spain, US$100
Million is in Saudi Arabia, US$80 Million is in United Arab
Emirate and the balance US$170 Million is in Malaysia. I am unable to reach
my friends & associates whom would have provided all the much needed moral
and financial assistance I require because my diary have being seized by my
uncle Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah who is also the Sultan of Brunei. Hence, I
seek your good assistance to receive and invest these funds into profitable
investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family
abroad.
I will compensate you adequately for your strong cooperation. I am counting
on your absolute confidentiality and transparency while looking forward to
your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this business transaction.
May Allah's blessing remain with you & guide on the Straight path, Amen.
Wassalam & Best regards,
Prince Fayad .W. Bolkiah.
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