419 scam: "Mr. David Kamissoko" <mrdavidkamissoko@gmail.com> Your Assistance Needed Please

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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.
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)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- +27833329048 (South Africa, 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.
- kamissokodavid@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Kamissoko" <mrdavidkamissoko@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:41:10 +0200
Subject: Your Assistance Needed Please

From: Mr. David Kamissoko

# 3 Bis, District Socimat

Mpeti Avenue - Kinshasa Gombe

CONGO (D.R.C)

Greetings...

I pray that you receive this message in a good health and plead with you to
consider this letter as a cry for help and investment inquiry. I Just need
a reliable company or individual who can assist me in receiving a
reasonable sum of money abroad for Investment.

I have decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of
US$18.7 Million (Eighteen Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) to your individual or company's account for our mutual benefit.
This money was part of the funds secured by my late father Mr. Benedict
Kamissoko from Diamond deal in CONGO (D.R.C), itâ€™s now in Private Security
Company in the Republic for safe keeping and I am in possession of all the
documents involved in the said deposit.

The idea of involving you in this progress is for you to assist me in
transferring this money to your overseas account for investment purposes,
and I will join you as soon as the fund is confirmed in your account. Why I
am doing this is because I am now under political asylum in the Republic of
South Africa.

Please feel free to contact me for more explanation; Liaising with me to
achieve this desirable objective, I have decided to give you 20% of the
total amount for your assistance and any expenses incurred on the process
of this transaction must be deducted from the total sum before investing
the remaining amount under your directives, because I do not have adequate
professional investment experience as of yet. I will sponsor financially.

Please treat this matter with utmost urgency and confidentiality as it
deserves. May God bless you as I honestly hope for your Assistance?

Please reply via email: kamissokodavid@hotmail.com [or]

Call me at: +27 83 332 9048

Yours Truly,

Mr. David Kamissoko

(For the family)

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