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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_fayadbolkiah1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:18:36 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Please=20Kindly=20Assist?=

Dear Beloveth,
I am Prince Fayad W. Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah,former
Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island.
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 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 i have no access to a phone
but I have a Palm V hand-held computer from which I am sending you this
mail.Before my Incaceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Fifty Eight
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars US$58.5 Million in cash
under special arrangement into the custody of a Private security and Trustee
company for safe keeping abroad.

Hence I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable
investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad.I
have decided to offer 10% of these funds to you as compensation for your
strong cooperation.

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.

I remain yours sincerely.

Prince Fayad .W. Bolkiah
Brunei Darussalam.




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