419 scam: "Sergei Goncharoff"<mailer@burbankhope.com> Confirm your address for delivery.

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- gon.serge818@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sergei Goncharoff" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gon.serge818@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 03:13:16 +0800
Subject: Confirm your address for delivery.

Lost and found Department.
Burbank Bob Hope Airport.
2627 North Hollywood Way
Burbank, California 91505 U.S.A

Your lost and found consignment.

I am Mr.Sergei Goncharoff, head of logistics, Lost and Found Unit, at the Burbank Bob Hope Airport California, USA. I recently noticed an inconsistency in the books regarding a lost and found package which was intended for delivery to you. The metal trunk box could not be delivered because the Contents of the consignment, was not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY". Rather, it was declared as personal effects, to avoid interrogation. It was also revealed upon investigation, that there was a diplomat escorting the package and when he was asked to pay for the non inspection fee of $4800.00, he couldn't comply. The details of the consignment including your name and email address are tagged on the Trunk box.

I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned consignment because I want us to transact this business and share the proceeds in the proportion 70%-30%. 70% for you and 30% for me. This consignment is supposed to have been returned
to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery. Due to the delay in concluding with the clearance process (payment of the non inspection fee). I am willing to pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of $4800 dollars and arrange for the box to be
delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself, depending on what is convenient for you. My only request is that we share it as described above.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this consignment, I will advise you provide your current Phone Number and Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official documents including the name of nearest Airport around your city. Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get everything concluded within 48 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive. It is in our best interest if we can keep this deal confidential. The inconsitency in the books is a sign of foul play. i listed your package as lost and found on http://lostandfound.com/BUR . 30 minutes after the post went live it was brought down. How weird is that? Please get back to me via my private Email:( gon.serge818@gmail.com ) for further directives.

Thanks,

Sergei Goncharoff.

Lost and found Department.
Burbank Bob Hope Airport.
2627 North Hollywood Way
Burbank, California 91505 U.S.A

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