This scam preys on emotions of Muslims, asking them to donate to a foundation headed by Sultan Hassan Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei.
Of course, a foundation by the name "Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation" does exist. However, it would not need to ask for money (Brunei and the Sultan are oil rich), nor will it do so via an obscure email.
Here is the text of the mail:
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:58:13 +0800 (BNT)
Subject: Stand up for Islam
From: "Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah" <sultan@netkad.com.bn>
To: foundation@netkad.com.bnGreetings in the name of Allah, the most beneficent,the most merciful.
Dear friend in Islam,
In todays world where Islam is being linked to terrorism we muslims have a duty to defend our good religion thereby exonerating ourselves from the negative image being created by western media against our faith. No one else but we muslims can do this for ourselves. Age or gender is not a barrier you can always make an impact no matter who you are.
The sultan of Brunei is currently funding muslims willing to take up a role for the propagation of the good message of Islam. This is the work of ALLAH which we Muslims are called as revealed to his holliness prophet Muhammad(peace be unto his name). We must not continue allowing the western media determine the image of Islam to the whole world.
If you are willing to stand up for our faith please indicate your interest and also a pledge to use any money received judiciously. Then will my international fund managers contact you to raise you a bank draft/cheque. Since this is also a way of paying my zakat(Qur'an 9:60) I am still deciding on the amount you will receive but be informed when you receive the money you use it for the propagation of the good message of Islam for example in radio talk shows , TV , print , internet or any medium prefarable to you like charity works.If you are not in position to undertake this responsibility you may simply pass on any money received to any good muslim within your community who you feel can undertake this project, all I want is good results no matter how money spent.
Your response and any gratitude should be sent to the Sultan Haji Foundation at email: foundation@netkad.com.bn to the attention of my secretary Mr.Yang Mulia Awang Haji or to Mr.J. H.Bin Lunchai. Note that message sent otherwise will not get a reply.
At your leisure you may also view my photo gallery and others by going to website www.infofoto.org.bn
Best regards,
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah
(King of Brunei)
Lapangan Terbang Lama
Berakas BB1010,
Brunei Darussalam
Photo Gallery www.infofoto.org.bn
Comments
Anonymous (not verified)
please help me i need help with money for my family in iraq
Tue, 2011/05/03 - 12:53please some one any one out there with money help me to save my sister the only famliy i have lift in iraq after all of my other famliy got kelld in a bom in baghdad 5 month ago there for i have just 0ne sister now more famliy any more and she,s very sick im a mum of 2 kids in uk and im my self is very sick there for i cant work and i have to be on benfiti so please some one help i need around 20000 thousand pound to save my sister thay cant help her in iraq there for i have to send her to anther contery naer by.thank you
Raad Ahmed Abdu... (not verified)
I wish to get invited to visit BRUNEI in ramadan time please
Wed, 2011/05/04 - 06:01Dear Sir,
once I stop overnight in Brunei going to Singapore , was in Ramadan time ,which i really enjoyed the Ramadan atmosphere of the mosque and the fatour in the night which the hotel offer..
all i am asking to be there in ramadan time for a week or ten days to live the right Ramadan atmosphere and to hear Allah wa Akbar from the mosque
I hope that wish will come true
Looking forward to hear from you
Yours
Raad Alsabiry
Dr. Mohammad ra... (not verified)
i got mail
Thu, 2011/05/19 - 08:21sir i got a mail saying that it is from sultan's foundation and working for muslim and Islam round the world, is that True?
please reply
thanks
rahim
Ruthfilm Akrasu... (not verified)
Muslim students in Yala,Thailand need some help about education
Wed, 2011/05/25 - 04:50My name is Kolik
I am a teacher in Yala city.
I recognized that Muslim students in yala have the very very poor education this is because of mostly School manager here made the very big corruption.They never improve anything.They just need money from students and never care about students so the quality of Muslim students are very low!
I need someone who rich enought in Brunei help me about the budget for helping Muslim Students here for improve students equipments and to make some activities such as English Camp,Computer lesson,Sport equipments and so on.
I am very hope that Sultan of Brunei will help us.If there is someone can help us
Please contact me for joining the help. I myself is very poor so I can help them just very little.
Insyaalloh!!
m amjad mahmood (not verified)
request for help for treatment
Tue, 2011/05/31 - 11:51sir,
i am from pakistan,got brain hambridge in january,2009 which caused me diploppia and 100-80dB loss from left eye/ear.can you please help me to get treatment from your country.my age is 53 years.
thanks
amjad
923435098160
Darmaji (not verified)
Confirmation letter
Tue, 2011/06/07 - 12:02Confirmation letter
Please confirm whether this letter from the foundation of Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei Hassanul, I wait for a reply. Thank you
Dari: S.H. Foundation
Kepada: amc_comji@yahoo.co.id
Dikirim: Sabtu, 4 Juni 2011 12:26
Judul: Requested A/C information
Greetings in the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful.
Dear Brother in Islam,
We have received your detailed info and the area of your propagation of the good message of Islam, Meanwhile, we are currently working with the ANZ BANK, London to release to you the sum of US$1.5M in the first place.
On exhaustion of the fund with accountability and evidenced document(s) you will be allocated with more funds provided it is working for the propagation of the good message of Islam.
You are now requested to provide your bank details for the transfer of the funds into your account after proper signing of related documents in your name.
We await your response.
Best regards,
Mr.Mohammad Bin Hassan
(Chairman Sultan Haji Foundation)
+44 704 577 2490
Mrs. Manzoor (not verified)
I need ur help
Sun, 2011/06/12 - 09:45respected sir,
m mrs. manzoor from pak. i ve three daughters and 1 son.
i ve none of my own home in this city where i ma living.
when people come to our home for proposal of my daughters they rejected their and not come back again even dnt tell their ans wt they want...only this reason we are belong to middle family cant afford for wedding of mine daughters and no ve our house. my middle one daughter have keen interest to study. she wants to do higher study but i ve no resources to do sumthing for my childminders.
all time i thought this ...Allah give u opportunity to do help for such needed persons. i ll do more prayers for you Allah give u more n more power, encourage for doing such good work.
plz help for my children...so that i can weds of my daughters just want to fulfill their little wishes.
Allah nigheban
Anonymous (not verified)
Ask from ALLAH,not from Human
Mon, 2011/08/01 - 17:12ALLAH PAk say mango aap...kisi insan k dr pay dastak mat do
Md Zakir Hossai... (not verified)
Want help to good care of my family.
Thu, 2011/06/30 - 03:05Dear Sir
Please read this. Believe me sir it’s a 100% true life story about me. I am a 30 years old man from Bangladesh. I am the elder son of my parents. I am a married person & i have a 9 months boy. There are 6 person in my family. I am the only money earner person in my family. I have a little brother who learned for his job. Believe me sir i love my family very much over my life.
I do a small business with having loan & i also good care of my family. But suddenly i got a big loss in my business. In this time my loan lord pressure create me to clear there loan. But believe me sir i have no money to pay them. For this reason i & also my family is in a big big trouble. I think next few days, how can i recover that? I don’t find anything? Then finally i mentally prepared to sell my whole body organs & if need also my life. But sir believe me i don't want to see my family like this. I am so much painful to see my family in this problem. For this reason i search in internet worldwide above 5 months. But i don’t get good response any hospital’s or clinic’s of the world.
Sir if possible please give me some money to debt free & good care of my family. I am not a beggar. But situation create me as like a beggar. I need 20,000.00 US$. Please sir give me as you want to donate me. Sir i know that, it’s a little amount for you but believe me it’s a life saving amount for me. Please sir help me to debt free & give me another chance to good care of my family. I can do anything you want for that amount. Please sir help me. Sir inform me in my E-mail address: zhmunna@gmail.com or call me in my cell number: +88 01677228181
Sir i am not lying. I send my total profile to you. If you want, you can inquiry about me.
Name: Md Zakir Hossain Munna
Address: 384 D.P. Road, Narayanganj-1400, Bangladesh
E-mail address: zhmunna@gmail.com
Cell Number: +88 01677228181
My Bank details:
Bank name: Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited
Bank branch: B.B. Road Branch
Bank SWIFT code: DBBLBDDH111
Account holder name: Zakir Hossain
Account number: 111.101.29591
City: Narayanganj
Md Zakir Hossai... (not verified)
Sir i want your help for good care of my family
Thu, 2011/06/30 - 03:24Dear Sir
Please read this. Believe me sir it’s a 100% true life story about me. I am a 30 years old man from Bangladesh. I am the elder son of my parents. I am a married person & i have a 9 months boy. There are 6 person in my family. I am the only money earner person in my family. I have a little brother who learned for his job. Believe me sir i love my family very much over my life.
I do a small business with having loan & i also good care of my family. But suddenly i got a big loss in my business. In this time my loan lord pressure create me to clear there loan. But believe me sir i have no money to pay them. For this reason i & also my family is in a big big trouble. I think next few days, how can i recover that? I don’t find anything? Then finally i mentally prepared to sell my whole body organs & if need also my life. But sir believe me i don't want to see my family like this. I am so much painful to see my family in this problem. For this reason i search in internet worldwide above 5 months. But i don’t get good response any hospital’s or clinic’s of the world.
Sir if possible please give me some money to debt free & good care of my family. I am not a beggar. But situation create me as like a beggar. I need 20,000.00 US$. Please sir give me as you want to donate me. Sir i know that, it’s a little amount for you but believe me it’s a life saving amount for me. Please sir help me to debt free & give me another chance to good care of my family. I can do anything you want for that amount. Please sir help me. Sir inform me in my E-mail address: zhmunna@gmail.com or call me in my cell number: +88 01677228181
Sir i am not lying. I send my total profile to you. If you want, you can inquiry about me.
Name: Md Zakir Hossain Munna
Address: 384 D.P. Road, Narayanganj-1400, Bangladesh
E-mail address: zhmunna@gmail.com
Cell Number: +88 01677228181
My Bank details:
Bank name: Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited
Bank branch: B.B. Road Branch
Bank SWIFT code: DBBLBDDH111
Account holder name: Zakir Hossain
Account number: 111.101.29591
City: Narayanganj
Country: Bangladesh
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