419 scam: "Grace Lucas Stambuli"<gracestambulil@yahoo.com> My dear,

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Grace Lucas Stambuli" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <garce.stambuli@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 01:57:34 -0000
Subject: My dear,

My dear,

Trust you are doing good? don't know how this letter met you but i will like you to read it carefully, I'm Grace Lucas Stambuli from Tanzania widow of late Mr. Lucas Stambuli Tarimo who worked with the British Embassy in UK for eleven years and later went into real estate in United Kingdom before his death on 29th October 2011 as you can see on this link http://issamichuzi.blogspot.com/2011/11/msiba-moshi-na-dar-es-salaam.html. We were married for 17 years without any child, after several attempts.

Since the death of my husband last 3 years i have not been myself coupled with the fact that I have been suffering from Esophageal cancer. Recently after so many years of battling cancer (Esophageal), Due to poor ill health, I have decided to contact you to help me fulfill my greatest desire/vision, I have carefully prayed and have decided to gave away my inheritance for charity purpose, I want you to help me fulfill my vision/wish by helping establish a heart foundation and also donate to orphanage homes, I believe in the great wisdom of god and he will not let me down. I will give you more details and how we can achieve this as soon as i receive your response indicating your interest in helping me carry out this project, as this is the only challenge i have to fulfill here, I know i don't have much time to live but i want to die knowing that i lives in the mouth of the less privileges, that will make me die a happy and fulfilled woman.

I await your prompt response.

Thanks and God bless.

Grace Lucas Stambuli

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