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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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: "Prince Fayad Bolkiah" <fayad.bolkiah64@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:46:04 +0700
Subject: Reply only if you can handle this,


*Dear Comrade,*
**
*I will save your time by not amplifying my extended Royal Family history,i
am Prince *
*Musa Fayad Bolkiah of Brunei, much of our family tussles 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's
company AMEDEO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ADC) and government owned BRUNEI
INVESTMENT COMPANY (BIC) 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 Palm V hand-held computer from which I am
sending you this mail as some of the guards here are still loyal to me. *
**
*Before my incaceration, I went ahead to dispatch some disguised fund out of
Brunei with the assistance of a foreign diplomat who now resides in Europe.*


*On declaration of a genuine interest to assist me safe guard these funds as
you are in the clear, **I will let you know the necessary steps you shall be
parting with a share of these fund once you can carryout this successfully.
*
**
*A**bide by absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust while looking
forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this business
transaction. *
**
*His Excellency,*
*Prince Fayad Bolkiah.*

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