419 scam: "Management Accountant" <piers.grill@charteredmanagementacc.com> USD45,900,000.00 Business Proposal

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348094586150 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.piers.grill@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Management Accountant" <piers.grill@charteredmanagementacc.com>
Reply-To: mr.piers.grill@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 09:58:03 -0800 (AKDT)
Subject: USD45,900,000.00 Business Proposal

Good day,

I am Mr. Piers Grill, a Chartered Management Accountant and an External
Auditor for the Oceanic Bank Nigeria Plc (OBN). I currently work with the
team of external auditors that is retained by the OBN to audit its
activities in the entire Nigeria Isles. I was intimated of your business
pedigree by a colleague who had worked with the American Chamber of
Commerce.
In the course of routine audit of the OBN books last year, I discovered
some investment accounts that had been dormant for over fourteen years.
Most of the accounts belong to a single beneficiary. The balance in this
account currently stands at about USD 45.9 million (Forty Five Million and
Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). Further investigations of
the said accounts reveal that since you and the late beneficiary bear the
same last name. I am of the opinion that using our insider leverage, we (I
am working on this with another Auditor), together with you can secure the
funds in this OBN account for ourselves instead of allowing it transmit as
“unclaimed funds” into the Treasury of the Government of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.

Our bilateral cooperation in this regard would entail your contacting the
OBN and applying as the only surviving relative of the deceased investor.
I am in possession of all relevant documents (legal and Institutional)
that will facilitate our achieving this goal. Once we get this deposit in
the OBN transferred to your name as the Next-of-Kin, we shall use our
banking expertise to supervise the transfer of the said funds in OBN to an
account nominated by you as sole beneficiary to the estate.

You shall be adequately compensated for your part in this transaction as
my colleague and I have agreed to give you a 25% share of the total funds
for your collaborative efforts.
I shall however leave out the details of this transaction till I receive
an affirmative of your desire to participate. I can assure you that we are
completely in charge of the transaction and as such there is no risk
whatsoever if you decide to work with us. It is however important to say
that UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are to
successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.

Kindly find below an email contact and Phone number that you can reach me
with. I shall furnish you with secure phone line by which we shall
communicate on getting a response from you.

Name: Mr. Piers Grill
Email: mr.piers.grill@hotmail.com
Phone: +234-809-458-6150

I look forward to hearing from you.
With warmest personal regards and best wishes.
Mr. Piers Grill.

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