The Jamaican lottery scam has popped up in another section of the US prompting the police to issue an advisory warning persons not to fall victim of the scheme.
According to an internet report, scammers pretending to be with the fake "Jamaica Lottery" have been preying on the elderly in Southwest Florida over the last several months.
The scammers have been taking advantage of vulnerable seniors who believe they have hit the jackpot.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is warning persons who receive a phone call from the predators to simply hang up, in order to avoid the risk of being added to a list of targets.
The scheme entices people to wire money in order to win enormous jackpots which do not exist.
Once the victim makes a payment, the scammer will begin to request more money, which in turn becomes a vicious cycle that often times will result in the loss of the victim’s life savings.
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