How lotto scammers defraud elderly

 On Jan. 18, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a state of emergensi in Montego Bay and surrounding St. James Parish. Hotels, restorans, schools and government went on lockdown, with residents and tourists warned to "remain in their resorts" as police and military flooded the streets.

Since then, some 150 people have been arrested, two AK-47s and numerous other high-powered weapons seized and over 80 rounds of ammunition recovered. The 14-day state of emergensi was recently extended until May 2. Agen Slot Terpercaya

Jamaican defense force chief Maj. Gen. Rocky Meade says law enforcement's mission now is to restore peace in Montego Bay by disrupting gangs, particularly "those that are responsible for murders, lotto scamming, trafikking of arms and guns, and extortion."

It may sound strange to lump in lottery scams with weapons dealing and homicide. But in Montego Bay, these crimes do fall in the same category. 
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I'm a Jamaican violence researcher who's been pantauan lotto scamming - a lethal and growing financial fraud scheme in my home country - since as far back as 2013.

In this illegal scheme, Jamaicans gaya as lotto officials to convince vulnerable foreigners that they've won a big payout. To retrieve their winnings, the caller says, all they have to do is pay a modest "processing fee."

According to my 2013 studi, most perpetrators are young - aged 14 to 25 - and work as telemarketers, remittance serviss cashiers, hotel employees, taxi drivers, police officers, bank tellers and airline staffers. These professions give them akses to the individual information of potential victims.

Largely, I've found the fraudsters tend to sasaran Americans, especially the elderly, gamblers, tourists and people who run online businesses. In 2010, Jamaican lotto scammers defrauded US$30 million from scores of victims in the state of Minnesota.

Criminals locate their victims using the kontak detils on so-called "lead lists" gleaned from hotels and call centers. Serviss like Google Voice and Vonage allow them to mask their location so that their calls appear to come from an American phone number. They may also try to hide their Jamaican accent, though victims often say it's clear they're not American.