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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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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • pbfayad@yahoo.no (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Prince Fayad Bolkiah," <pbfayad@yahoo.no>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:05:39 -0500
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND

Dear Friend,

I am Prince Fayad 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 Prince Fayad Bolkiah , 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 fathers
company Amedeo Development Company and government owned Brunei Investment
Company to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office. However my
Prince Fayad Bolkiah , 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 Prince Fayad Bolkiah 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 after being beaten by the Sultans security men
and I had no
access to phone, but I have a laptop from which I am sending you this mail.
Some of the guards here are still loyal to me.

Before my Incaceration, I Prince Fayad Bolkiah went ahead to dispatch the
sum of Four hundred and twenty Million United States Dollars
(US$420,000,000.00) in cash
with the assistance of a foreign diplomat who now resides in Europe.The
money has now been deposited as valuables into different private security
and trust company for
safe keeping abroad. The money was split and kept in the following
countries in this proportion: US$50 Million is in London, US$160 Million is
in Dubai, US$40 Million is
in the Netherlands, and $170 Million in Canada and then $60million in
Malaysia.

Please if you know you can assist in claiming and investing it in real
estate/property to guarantee the future survival of my family,
contact me Prince Fayad Bolkiah fast so that I’ll give you contact
information of the security company in Europe and other parts of
the world where the funds are deposited. For your assistance i will
compensate you with 25% of the total sum and another 5% shall
be set aside to defray any expenses that may arise.
Please I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust
while looking forward to your prompt response towards a
swift conclusion of this business transaction through my email address as
follows: pbfayad@yahoo.no

Thanks & May Allah’s blessing remain with you.

I remain yours sincerely,
Prince Fayad Bolkiah
pbfayad@yahoo.no

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