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Received: ([1895.2299.2907.194] PALM V SONY. REG: JN
34l89FG)
From: "C.mark.REG RT344/65LG
Date:-.- 2004.

My Dear Beloveth,

I am really sorry if this mail gets to you without any formal notice.
As a matter of urgency, I want you to advice me on what investment
opportunities you can assist me on.
I am in a state of shock and it has become really difficult to get
someone reliable to assist me because of the rate of unsolicited
E-mails that they do recieve from people.
First, I have to officialy introduce myself. I am Dr. collins mark, a
geologist for
Amedeo International.
I am a Canadian citizen and I have only my drivers license for
identification if there is a need to confirm my identity.
I am a contract worker heading the accounts department of the
crude oil and drill section of the North coast of Brunei, sultanate on
the Gulf Island.
I will save your time by not amplifying my history.
The reason why I got your contact from a business directory was that
during the controversial dispute that erupted between Prince
Williams Fayed Bolkiah and his step brother,the sultan of Brunei
Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah.
As you may know from the international media, the sultan had
accused Prince Williams Fayed Bolkiah of financial mismanagement
and impropriety of Billions of dollars. This was as a result of the
Asian financial crisis that made Prince William Fayed Bolkiah's
company Amedeo Development Company and government owned
Brunei Investment Company to be declared bankrupt during his
tenure in office.
However Prince William Fayed Bolkiah is still kept under house
arrest, his bank accounts and private properties including the crude
oil export refinery were I worked has been confisticated by the
sultanate.
These are links to news paper reveiws to confirm my honesty :
<http://www.malaysia.net/lists/sangkancil/2000-05/msg00188.html>
<http://www.malaysia.net/lists/sangkancil/1999-10/msg00105.html>
<http://www.bruneidirect.com/time_and_the_river/message_Sultan.ht
m>
Furthermore, during this unfortunate period, I was advised to
evacuate the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the sultan
and his security operatives, but before I could get my belongings
together to evacute the place, I was apprehended by the sultanate
security guards and 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 Prince Williams Fayed Bolkiah's incarceration, I went ahead
to dispatch a sum in cash payment under special arrangement in
the custody of a Private security and Trustee company safe in Spain
I entrusted the deposit certificate and other documents as regards
this funds with my Attorney.
I sincerely need your coporation to invest this funds without his
knowledge or even my family and friends Hence I seek your urgent
assistance to help collect the deposit fund from the security firm and
invest these funds into more profitable investments.You will require
the assistance of my attorney to facilitate the quick release of the
fund to you,on my behalf.
I have informed him so that both of you will fully assist me in
accomplishing this transfer, Because they do not intend to release
me soon for the fact that I am the head of accounts department
and that I also work for the prince.

I have decided to forge ahead to invest this funds and i am willing
to allow you surggest a profitable business and I am also willing to
offer a reasonable percentage of the business to you as
compensation for your cooperation.

Please I am counting on your absolute confidentiality, transparency,
accountabilty and trust. While I look forward to
your prompt Responce towards a swift conclusion.


I remain yours sincerely
Dr.collins mark