419 scam: grace michel <gracemichel247@gmail.com> Hi Treat This Message As A Matter Of Urgency

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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.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: grace michel <gracemichel247@gmail.com>
Reply-To: g_michel2018@mail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 15:19:48 +0200
Subject: Hi Treat This Message As A Matter Of Urgency

My Dear My name is Mrs Grace Gryshchenko, I am married to Kostyantyn
Gryshchenko who work with ukrain ambassador to the Russian Federation
(2008-2010) for two years before he died in the year 2015. And my
husband died after a brief illiness that lasted for only four days.
Before he died we were both born again christains , since his death i
decided not to remarry any more.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sume of (5.5 Million
Euro) in a prime bank. presently, this is still in the bank and
recently my doctor told me that i would not live for the next three
months due to cancer problem. Church where you worship to always pray
for me because i know that the lord is my shephard. my happiness is
that i lived a life of a worthy christain.

Who ever that want to serve the lord must serve him in spirit and
truth. please always be prayerfull throughout your life and any delay
in your reply will will not be too good for my life. As me and my son
is searching for a church or a christian individual for this same
porpose.

Please asure me that you will act accordingly as I started here
without any problem, and i want you to fast and pray for God to take
absolut controll of this fund untill it get to you . please endeavour
to use it for the children of God, with trust.

Yours in the lord,

Mrs Grace Gryshchenko.

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