419 scam: "Saheed Bagudu"<saheedbagudu1@gmail.com> I would like to discuss the possibility of your company

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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:

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:
- "saheedbagudu@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Saheed Bagudu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <saheedbagudu@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 06:17:41 -0700
Subject: I would like to discuss the possibility of your company

Dear Sir\Madam,

I would like to discuss the possibility of your company,partaking in an urgent government contract supply to Iraq.We are determined to purchase your products in large quantities,for use in all over our 18 govern orates (provinces) as the task of re-building Iraq covers every single sector and facet of our society. We'll submit your products information to the contracting command office of Iraq and the center for economic development. I am currently on the board of the contracting command and center for economic development,With my connections in the corridors of power, we are quite confident of securing approval.A consideration also is that your quotation must be CIF Port of Umm Qasr(or the Jordanian Port of Aqaba). I will reveal more procedural information to you upon your re-confirmation.Thank you.

saheedbagudu@ymail.com (Please all replies to this email address)

Saheed Bagudu

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