419 scam: "Mr. George Feinberg" <michaelkuru2018@gmail.com> Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery(US 7019)

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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)
- "the 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.
- pcgdxxx@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George Feinberg" <michaelkuru2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pcgdxxx@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 13:30:08 +0000
Subject: Re: Your Abandoned Package For Delivery(US 7019)

nterim Assistant General Manager,
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation)
Norfolk International Airport
2200 Norview Ave, Norfolk, VA 23518,
United States

Hello ,

Your Abandoned Package For Delivery

I am Mr. George Feinberg, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities
(Operations, Maintenance, Transportation) here at the Norfolk
International Airport,Virginia USA. During my recent WITHHELD PACKAGE
routine check at the Airport Storage Vault, I discovered an abandoned
shipment from a Diplomat. and when i scanned it, it revealed an
undisclosed sum of money in a Metal

Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned
because the Contents of the consignment was not properly declared by
the consignee as "MONEY" rather it was declared as personal effect to
avoid interrogation as well as, the inability of the diplomat

to pay for the United States Non Inspection Charges which i $3,700USD.
The details of the consignment including your name, your email address
and the official documents from the United Nations office in Geneva
are tagged on the Trunk box.

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. Please note
that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to the United
States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delay in
concluding the clearance processes so as a

result of this, I will not be able to receive your details on my
official email account. So in order words to enable me cross check
your details, I will advise you send the required details to my
private email address for quick processing and

response. 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.

Lastly, be informed that the reason 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 money 70% for you and 30%
for me since the consignment has not yet

been returned to the United States Treasury Department after being
abandoned by the diplomat so immediately the confirmation is made, I
will go ahead and pay for the United States Non Inspection Fee of
$3,700 dollars and arrange for the box to be delivered to your
doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble but
you have to assure me of
my 30% share.I

wait to hear from you urgently. Please get back to me via my private
Email (pcgdxxx@gmail.com) for further
directives.you can call me at +1 757 608 594

Thanks,
Mr George Feinberg

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