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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: hassanf@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 19:00:36 +0200
Subject: KINDLY READ THIS !!!
Hello,
Greetings!
I hereby request your investment assistance
confidentially and further explicit investment
information about your country confidentially. I need
you to read this email message carefully because it is
very imperative.
I am Prince Hassan F. Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince
Jefri Bolkiah who was the former Finance Minister of
Brunei, located in the northwest of the
island of Borneo. Brunei Darussalam is a small country
governed according to Islamic values and traditions by His Majesty SultanHaji
Hassanal Bolkiah Mu izzaddin Waddaulah.
The country's official name is Negara Brunei
Darussalam (abode of peace).
It is a member of APEC, ASEAN and BIMP-EAGA as well as
the United Nations and the British Commonwealth.
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
myfather and his stepbrother, the sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda HassanalBolkiah.
As you may know from the international media, the
sultan had accused my father of financial mismanagement and impropriety of
US$16.8 Billion. This was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that
made my father company Amedeo Development Company and government owned Brunei
Investment Agency to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office.
Prince Jefri was relieved of his post as Finance
Minister of Brunei and was stripped of his chairmanship post as head of the
nations international investment arm, the Brunei Investment Agency in February
1998. The Agency controls 13 companies & Bruneis overseas assets. In July
1998 the Sultan barred trading by Amedeo when the worlds biggest corporate
debt of US$16 Billion came to light.
In September the 1998, the Sultan ordered an
investigation of the BIA by accountants KPMG after the Brunei government
alleged that large sums of money had been misappropriated to companies controlled
by Prince Jefri.
The Sultan then asked the Bank of England to help
track down an alleged L28 Billion of state and family funds said to be
missing. On the 02/10/1998 Prince Jefri Bolkiah flew from London in a private
jet and was going to settle matters directly with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Prince Jefri drove straight to his seaside palace at
Jerudong, about 10 miles south of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. He
was due to meet with officials of the Amedeo Development Corporation and
visit the sultan.
Relations between the Royals appeared to deteriorate
quickly. However, my father was kept under house arrest, his bank
accounts and private properties including a crude oil export refinery & the
sultan also strip my father of control over three large oil wells which 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. I have a
Palm V hand-held computer from which I am sending you this mail.
You could get through these below listed websites for
more references:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/681413.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/747468.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1494944.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/670959.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1489354.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1484496.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/821815.stm
Before my arrest, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of
US$270 Million in cash under special arrangement into the custody of
different Private Security and Trustee Companies for safe keeping
abroad. The money where splitted and kept in the following countries in this
proportion: US$50 Million is in England, US$70 Million is in Spain,US$40
Million is in Saudi Arabia, US$35 Million is in United Arab Emirate and the
balance US$75 Million is in Malaysia.
I am unable to reach my friends & associates whom
would have provided all the much needed moral and financial assistance i
require because my diary have being siezed by my uncle Sheik Muda Hassanal
Bolkiah who is also the Sultan of Brunei. Hence, I seek your good assistance
to receive and invest these funds into profitable investment in your country
to facilitate future survival for my family abroad. I will compensate adequately
for your strong cooperation.
I am counting on your absolute confidentiality and
transparency while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swiftconclusion
of this business transaction.
Please you can include your direct Mobile phone number
while replying. My email addresses is
below:hassanf@ummah.org.Please direct all
correspondence to this mail
address correctly.
May Gods blessing remain with you & guide on the
straight path, Amin.
Warm personal regards,
Prince Hassan F. Bolkiah,
Brunei Darussalam.
___________________________________________________________
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