Two Canadian lottery scammers arrested

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ray6384 — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:54:57 GMT

My father had a stroke and my mother was dying and in his mind he becme very desparte to help her in any way he could, I was living out of state and he obtained altymers. He received several phone calls from these criminals and mail as well. he lost his life savings and the perpetrators were never caught. They promised him the world and even had private meetings with him at his residence. Yes he was not inhis right mind, but it is so easy to take advantage of the elderly when they are sick

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ray6384 — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:54:55 GMT

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barbos — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:26:59 GMT

It certainly has to do something with age.... If anyone suggested that I must send a cash because I won something I would just laugh. It's older people buying those stories.

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jeffrey — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:24:57 GMT

What punishment should they get? These people target the poor, ignorant and the old. The suffering they cause isn't covered by first degree theft'; what about malious mayhem ? A message must be sent to these predators. Life in prison under hard labor seems justified.

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tiggs95 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:52:24 GMT

I don't understand why people fall for this??...

Two Canadian lottery scammers arrested

Lottery Post — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:48:01 GMT

Two Abbotsford, British Columbia, men were arrested Saturday by Bellingham police in connection with a lottery scam that cheated its victims of thousands of dollars.

James Richard Jongkind, and Daniel Mark Duerksen, both 25, were apprehended in a lottery fraud investigation that involves victims from across the United States.

We are expecting to discover more victims and greater monetary losses as this investigation continues, said Police Chief Randall Carroll in a press release.

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