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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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

Fraud email example:

From: fayad bolkiah <p_fayadbolkiah@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fayad_bolkiah22@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:31:28 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,



Dear Friend,
I got your reliable contact from my father's diary andfurther explicit information and i contacted the familylawyer who has been of great assistance to my familysince the departure from Brunei due to the human rightabuses in my country to assist me facilitate thistransaction on my behalf. I am Prince Fayad Bolkiah, the eldest son of PrinceJefri Bolkiah, former Finance Minister of Brunei, thetiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf will save yourtime by not amplifying my extended royal familyhistory, which has already been disseminated by theInternational Media during the controversial disputethat erupted between my Father and his step-brother,the Sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah. Asyou may know from the international media, the Sultanhad accused my father of financial mismanagement andimpropriety of US$14.8 Billion dollars.
This was as a result of the Asian financial crisisthat made my father's company Amedeo DevelopmentCompany and government owned Brunei Investment Companyto be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office.However my father was kept under house arrest, hisbank accounts and private Properties including a crudeoil export refinery were later confiscated by thesultanate.
Furthermore during this unfortunate period, I wasadvised to evacuate my immediate family outside thesultanate to avoid further prosecution from the sultanand his security operatives, but before I could dothat I was placed under house arrest by the Sultan buti have access to phone out and no one is allowed toring me but I have a Palm hand-held computer fromwhich I am sending you this mail. Some of the guardhere are still loyal to me, so they would be mycontact with you if there is any document I need tosend to you to enable you collect the boxes of moneyon my behalf. In addition, before my incarceration, Iwent ahead to dispatch the sum of Five Hundred MillionUnited States Dollars US$500,000,000.00) in cash underspecial arrangement into the custody of differentprivate security and Trustee Companies for safekeeping abroad. The money! were split and kept in thefollowing countries in this proportion: US$ 50 Millionis in Netherlands,US$100 Million is in Spain, US$100Million is in Britain,US$80 Million is in United ArabEmirate and the balance US$170 Million is in Malaysia.
You can visit the websites below for a betterunderstanding of the situation:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/670959.stmhttp://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0310/nat.brunei.jefri.html
Hence I seek your good assistance to invest thesefunds into profitable investment in your country tofacilitate future survival for my family abroad. Afterdue deliberation with my aids we have decided to offer35% of these funds to you as compensation for your outfor both local and international expenses that may beincurred during this transaction.

Dear Friend,I count on your absolute confidentiality,transparency and trust, while looking forward to yourprompt response towards a swift conclusion of thistransaction but if you are not interested to assistalso contact me urgently to enable me source for otherperson but i will be greatful if you can come to myaid .

Remain Blessed. Prince Fayad Bolkiah.


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