Jamaica making new efforts to curb lottery scams

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jamella724 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:28:20 GMT

I hope that the government will be adamant in stopping the scammers. As for players we need to be cynical so we will not fall into the traps of those scammers.

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rdgrnr — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:07:19 GMT

Dey need too put D lime in D coconut.

And lee dat ganja lone, mon.

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helpmewin — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:26:57 GMT

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helpmewin — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:16:02 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:04:37 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:03:53 GMT

You hit that one out of the park my friend duckman.

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Ronnie316 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:02:11 GMT

Jamaica is our friend.

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JAP69 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:27:22 GMT

About time.

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HaveABall — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:59:18 GMT

This might be good news. However, the only way that these Jamaican resident fleecers can be caught is if their country audits/listens in on the phone calls of the phone lines that make the most out of country calls,

Who is going to pay for all those new hire contracted auditors to listen for several hours per day, several days per week? Why would their tax-payers want to pay for such a service to, in effect, an outside country(ies) [the U. S. of A., an essentially bankrupt country these past

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noise-gate — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:03:39 GMT

Wow Duckman, that was deep. Perchance you were a victim of this scam as well? You quote with authority dude.

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helpmewin — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:00:54 GMT

oh my

Comment #10

duckman — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:53:48 GMT

Next to tourism, scams are the second largest industry in some of these countries.

If people would follow four simple rules, they would never get scammed:

1. Never pay out anything for a contest or for something that is called free . If you are asked to pay out anything for something that is claimed to be free or for winning a contest, then it is a scam. 100%. Everytime. Period. No exceptions.

2. Treat all unsolicited emails as scams. All those junk emails you get are scams and... [ More ]

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sully16 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:45:58 GMT

I am sure corruption is running rampant.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:42:44 GMT

We know it helped the ones who were seizing it.

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sully16 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:36:48 GMT

I agree, somehow I think all the ill gotten money, may have helped the Jamaican economy, be nice to see some serious convictions.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:32:20 GMT

Doesn't sound like any of the seized bundles of cash was returned to the victims

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rdgrnr — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:22:22 GMT

These guys deserve hard time. And the question is, will Jamaican authorities make sure they get it?

I'll believe it when I see it.

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TnTicketlosers — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:21:57 GMT

The only way to stop the problem is to stop all communications to the USA.Stop selling the disposable phones over there,there is ways to fi it just do it.Put all computers communication towers on hold somehow.I dont know just a suggestion....Surely Americans are not still falling for this.All Americans are warned all the time about those people.Now no one wants to vacation there,well I wonder why.

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RedStang — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:21:30 GMT

We must be paying or threating the Jamaican Government for them to actually do something. Would'nt doubt if they were in on it.

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jarasan — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:19:24 GMT

That's ire mon.

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noise-gate — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:18:12 GMT

30, 000 calls a day is ridiculous. These people are relentless whether they getting a busy signal or not.

I love the line making efforts to prevent Americans being scammed,.why not just get it done Jamaica

Jamaica making new efforts to curb lottery scams

Lottery Post — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:48:20 GMT

Jamaican officials said Thursday that they are hopeful new legislation will finally result in a stream of convictions and lengthy sentences for fraudsters behind a multimillion-dollar lottery scam that has swindled mostly elderly Americans out of their retirement savings for years.

National Security Minister Peter Bunting told reporters that the law reform act will result in a vastly accelerated number of successful prosecutions of swindlers who have made the island a center for cross-border