419 scam: "Leslie Kenvinson" <lesliekenvinson@gmail.com> Compliment of the season

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million 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)
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.
- lesliekenvinson01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Leslie Kenvinson" <lesliekenvinson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lesliekenvinson01@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 02:06:05 +0100
Subject: Compliment of the season

Mr. Leslie Kenvinson Tel: +27- 781763045 EMAIL: lesliekenvinson01@gmai=
l.com Dear Sir/Madam, This proposal might come to you as a su=
rprise, since it is from someone you do not know or have never seen before,=
but based on FAITH, I had to contact you believing that you are a reputabl=
e person and as such you cannot run away with my own share of the money the=
conclusion of the transaction. I am Mr. Leslie Kenvinson the directo=
r and coordinator of Finance and Contract Department of the Minerals and En=
ergy with South African Government. The crux of this letter is that the fin=
ance / contract department of the DME deliberately over-inflated the contra=
ct values of various contract awarded. In the course of disbursement of the=
original contract value, my office was able to track down the sum of US$34=
Million Dollars as the over invoiced sum. This money is now floating in th=
e DME domiciliary account with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). =
I and my colleagues now want to quickly transfer this fund to a safe nomina=
ted foreign account for possible investment abroad. We are not allowed as a=
matter of government policy to operate any foreign account because of our =
status as civil / public servants. Hence the needs to solicit for a partner=
abroad to enable us transfer this money into your foreign bank account. Up=
on your acceptance of this proposal, we have also agreed on a sharing ratio=
of; 1. 25% for you as the account owner 2. 70% for I and my colleague=
s 3. 5% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both locally a=
nd internationally during the course of this transaction, which will be sha=
red at the end of the transaction according to each parties input. Fu=
rthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is finall=
y in your account and we shall be relying on your advice as regards to inve=
stment of our share. Be informed that this business is genuine and 100% saf=
e considering the high powered government officials involved. Send to m=
y E-mail address the following information: ? Your Full names, c=
ompany name and address. ? Your Telephone and fax number for effect=
ive communication This is to effect the swift transfer of this fund int=
o your account in less than 14 working days. Contact me strictly via my ema=
il address or my private phone number, while looking forward to a healthy b=
usiness relationship with you. Yours Faithfully, Mr. Leslie Kenv=
inson E-Mail: lesliekenvinson01@gmail.com =20

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