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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: "Brad Thompson LLP" <bradthompsonl2@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: bradthompsonllp02@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:53:30 +0000
Subject: 30/08/2006

30/08/2006

Brad & Thompson LLP
66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields,
London WC2A 3LH
United Kingdom



THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND THIS IS
NOT A SALES SOLICITATION OR SPAM.

I represent Brad & Thompson LLP, a law firm that arranges untraceable asset
management and safekeeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in
trust for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.

We wish to inform you of the availability of a safe deposit box with a
Security firm for which you have been listed as the beneficiary, a
benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non
Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the said
benefactor when the safe deposit box was being deposited, made you the
beneficiary of a box which contains some amount of money and instructed
clearly that you should only be notified of its availability
after the expiration of the maturity date and that time has already
elapsed,that is why you are being contacted.

The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the
benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor's
identity one month after you, the beneficiary, has confirmed receipt of the
funds.

The funds in the safe deposit box totals £4.5M (Four million five hundred
thousand British Pound Sterling) and we confirm that these funds are fully
free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and of non-criminal
origin and are available in the form of CASH.
The monies have been declared as Family Documents instead of CASH. The
Security Company does not know the true contents of the box andyou must not
disclose the information to them or to anybody whatsoever.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact Information
forverification with information contained in our computer database as well
as other relevant information in the format stated below.
As soon as the information is confirmed with that provided by your
benefactor, you will be notified immediately with
instructions necessary for you to arrangements and pick up the safe deposit
box from the security company.

We at Brad & Thompson LLP, want to state clearly that our job will be to
monitor the claim, give assistance where necessary and also advice you on
behalf of your benefactor.
We cannot be directly involved in the claim, you will have to arrange
directly with the Security company on the best and safest way for you to
pick up your money as soon as possible.

The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made
and it should be forwarded in the manner stated below:

Your Full Name: ___________________________________

Your Complete Address: ___________________________________

Name of City of Residence: ___________________________________

Age ___________________________________

Occupation ___________________________________

Direct Telephone Number: ___________________________________

Direct Fax Number: ___________________________________



The Telephone & Fax numbers are very necessary as they will be forwarded to
the Security company staff, and forms faxed to you before the funds would be
handed over to you so as to ensure that the package is handed over to the
right person.

So,its mandatory you send your Direct Telephone Number preferably your
mobile or Cell Phone Number.

Congratulations in advance.

Thank you and I sincerely remain

Brad Thompson
Brad & Thompson LLP

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