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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: "Prince Fayad H.Bolkiah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbolkiah43@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:08:37 +0100
Subject: VITAL INFORMATION.

Dear Friend,

Assalam.

I got your reliable contact from a business diary and further explicit investment information about your country. I am Prince Fayad H. Bolkiah, the
eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, former Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island. 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 step brother, 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 and government owned Brunei Investment Company 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 have no access to a phone but I have a Palm
hand-held computer from which I am sending you this mail. Some of the guard here are still loyal to me, so they would be my contact with you if there is any
document I need to send to you to enable you collect the boxes of money on my behalf.

Before my incarceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Five Hundred Million United States Dollars in cash under special arrangement into the custody
of different private security and Trustee companies for safe keeping abroad. Just like an unspecified amount of money Sadam Husseine took out of Iraq in cash
.

The money were splited and kept in the following countries in this proportion: Two Hundred Million is in Spain, One hundred and Fifty Million is in United Arab
Emirate and another One Hundred and fifty Million is in United Kingdom. Hence I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable investment in
your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad. After due deliberation with my aids we have decided to offer 20% of these funds to you as
compensation for your strong cooperation while 5% have been mapped out for both local and international expenses that may be incurred during this transaction.

Please I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this business
transaction. You may contact me so that i will let you know the next thing to do.Many Thanks and may Allah's blessing remain with you.

Best Regards
Prince Fayad H. Bolkiah.

You can visit the website below for a better understanding of the situation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Jefri_Bolkiah

Reply to:fbolkiah43@yahoo.com

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