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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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From: Prince Fayad Bolkiah <pfayad_bolkiah@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:48:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello VICTIMNAME.
NAME: PRINCE FAYAD BOLKIAH
EMAIL:princefayad_bolkiah56@yahoo.com
Dear VICTIMNAME,
I got your reliable contact from my father's diary and further explicit investment information about your country from my attorney in London, who has been of great assistance to my family since our departure from Brunei due to the human right abuses in my country. 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.
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 fromthe 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 companyAmedeo 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 out side the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the sultan and his security operatives, but before I could do that I was placed nunder 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. In addition, before my incarceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Five Hundred Million United States Dollars US$500,000,000.00) in cash under special arrangement into the custody of different private security and Trustee Companies for safe keeping abroad. The money were splited and kept in the following countries in this proportion: US$ 50 Million is in Switzerland,US$100 Million is in Spain,US$100 Million is in Britain,US$80 Million is in United Arab Emirate and the balance US$US170 Million is in Canada.
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 4% of these funds to you as compensation for your strong cooperation while certain percentage 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 transaction.Kindly respond to me on my alternative email: princefayad_bolkiah56@yahoo.com
May Allah's blessing remain with you.
Prince Fayad Bolkiah.
Email:princefayad_bolkiah56@yahoo.com
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