Despite a background in finance and auditing, this recently widowed woman from Australia lost her husband’s entire $760k life insurance to scammers. But her story still had a happy ending; yours might not. — 48-year-old Jacomi Du Preez lost her husband, Zak, in a tragic car accident a few weeks before Christmas. The most important lesson here is that scammers come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and races.