Jamaican lottery scam busted in central Georgia, USA!

Here is some good news about scammers being caught and charged for their crimes.  Two of these Jamaican scammers were actually in Cochran, GA, and sending money back to Jamaica.  I figure they found a few very gullible 'marks' in this area that were worth sending a couple of guys to work on them locally.  Read this, and enjoy a little schadenfreude.
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http://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article46282290.html

Cochran man faces federal charges in alleged Jamaican lottery scheme

BY AMY LEIGH WOMACKawomack@macon.com

For several months in 2012, a Cochran man allegedly perpetrated a Jamaican lottery scheme, taking nearly $100,000 from elderly victims.

Elvert McNair, 50, was indicted by a federal grand jury Nov. 18 on three counts of mail fraud, according to the indictment, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

According to the indictment:

Each of the victims was contacted by phone and told they'd won money and vehicles from a lottery, but that they had to pay fees and taxes associated with claiming the prizes.

The victims then sent money to McNair and to other people who are not named in the indictment.

McNair is accused of depositing the money into his bank accounts, keeping a portion and sending the rest to various people in Jamaica.

Bank records purportedly show McNair received $95,200.

One victim, identified by initials only, wrote seven checks between February and April 2012 totaling $46,500. Another wrote a check in January 2012 for $20,000.

A third person wrote three checks in June 2012 totalling $28,700.

To contact writer Amy Leigh Womack, call 744-4398 or find her on Twitter@awomackmacon.

Read more here: http://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article46282290.html#storylink=cpy

Good news!

now to get the ones behind the fake payday loan debt scams.

Even in this day in which we think people are technologically savvy, there are untold thousands of thousands who are unaware of the predators lurking in the sphere of electronic communications. Many of these gullible folks are simply sweet and trusting senior citizens. (I volunteer at a senior center.) Educate everyone you know about these predators, especially senior citizens. Thanks.

This is kind of a lucky break for law enforcement.  These folks usually conduct this scam without ever leaving Jamaica, where it's harder to catch them.

Glad to hear it!  Thanks for sharing😀

Thank you! This is good news indeed! Added into my notepad.:)