Lottery scammer stole nearly $1 million from one elderly woman

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Stat$talker — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:34:51 GMT

Comment #21

db101 — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 03:45:07 GMT

Holy crap I thought the spammers spoofing international numbers were dumb...

the calls were coming from inside the house

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Stat$talker — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 02:45:24 GMT

naaah THAT constitutes very cruel unusual punishment ...! I'm sure they'd rather take the 108 months in Prison instead, given THOSE circumstances..

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lakerben — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 02:04:50 GMT

What they did was bad. They should be made to suffer. I would force them to watch Donald Trump campaign speeches 12 hours a day everyday.

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grwurston — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:47:49 GMT

You know for sure it's a spam call when you look at the caller Id and the spoofed number is your own. That has happened to me.

I use a call blocker which is excellent.

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GiveFive — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:57:54 GMT

The term Conman is slang for Confidence Man. A confidence Man gains their victims trust and most importantly their confidence, and then the Conman can do anything he pleases. Their victims all say they I was sure that he'd never do anything bad to me.

Bernie Madoff ran a Ponzi scheme, but in truth he was nothing more than a Conman. All of his victims were positive he'd never harm them financially. He'd even go so far as to purposely turn down people who wanted to invest with him. The victims... [ More ]

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Stat$talker — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:18:49 GMT

.Couldn't have been stated better...

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Bleudog101 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:05:11 GMT

IDR what the acronym is for the Government mandate for the phone companies to employ technology to help curb spam calls. It is a shame that the companies could really care less about consumers since they could have done this themselves.

What they do know I've noticed is to take parts of ads for companies to make you think it is legit---sure a local spoofed #. Then you push 1, and VOIP kicks in then they get cussed out or asked how are things in India.

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grwurston — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:37:53 GMT

Most of these s pick out the smallest, weakest, most vulnerable persons as their victims. They choose the elderly for these reasons and also because they sometimes tend to be less sharp mentally.

It's not that they are stupid. They may have been highly intelligent when they were younger. But due to old age, health issues, or early dementia, they can no longer think clearly and as such can be easily coerced or intimidated.

Do you have an older family member, that doesn't get around so good... [ More ]

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noise-gate — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:02:52 GMT

Hey intrusive one: Your comment is...

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MrLotto$ — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 03:50:12 GMT

Being elderly is not a free ticket to be stupid... If this story is true which I'm sure it's not.. you sure deserve to get robbed if you're that dumb... Facts... tell them mr. Lotto sent cha..

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MrLotto$ — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 03:47:22 GMT

I don't believe this story tell that to somebody that believes it. Mailing them cash Loads of it really? Having $65,000 available in the house and getting robbed for it? okay sure

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sully16 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:43:13 GMT

Your earlier post WAS deliberately ambiguous, now you can play the victim, why don't you hide in some freaking closet and digress for awhile.

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sully16 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:34:54 GMT

The article does not state her age, it's easy to point that righteous finger at her. She is a victim plain and simple.

Nobody knows her mental status, is she on medications? No matter the circumstances, she is a victim and I feel bad for her, she paid a very high price, thank God they didn't Physically hurt or even kill her.

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Mata Garbo — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:13:03 GMT

Not sure why anyone would resent your comments on this subject, you are simply stating truth. The only way a con man can survive is by meeting gullible people. To continue giving money to some stranger while you are getting nothing in return should set off alarm bells for most sane people. These guys were awful dirtbags, but they can't do anything unless she cooperates. People have got to remember what their grandmothers told them when something seems too good to be true, it's usually a lie.... [ More ]

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noise-gate — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:45:06 GMT

* My point exactly! My earlier post cuts both ways but some are incapable of thinking clearly so my post is nuked.

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GreyGreen — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:37:53 GMT

When will the lesson be learned

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Mata Garbo — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:23:19 GMT

In the end it seems like she ended up outsmarting the Jamaican dirtbag. My guess is he had called her on his new iPhone and told her he was coming over to get another few grand for yet another fake fee payment. She no doubt called the cops and they waited inside the house and listened to him try to get more money before putting him in cuffs. He and his fake badge buddies need to spend about 30 yrs behind bars, 9 years is not severe enough. This poor woman will never trust anyone again. which is

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PrisonerSix — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:16:05 GMT

At least justice was done in this case. Unfortunately, the victim will probably never see any of her money.

I don't know how people fall for this though. I have a neighbor who fell for the tech support scam and even after I told her it was a scam, she didn't believe me until they tried to take her for $5000. People don't listen even when you try to warn them.

If these scammers call me, I just hang up and block the number.

Comment #3

Stat$talker — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:58:28 GMT

The Thugs shoulda gotten 108 YEARS in Prison... and wonder why there were no Impersonating an FBI Agent charges?... that's a Felony I believe...

Elderly folks need to learn to just hang up the phone...

Comment #2

noise-gate — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:34:28 GMT

* Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread. - Alexander Pope.

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Bleudog101 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 22:41:52 GMT

That is a new low...showing up to her doorstep @ 0130. Reading on I sure smiled when this thug showed up and get arrested.

Like I've said before but changed the tune a bit, restitution paid before sentencing in FULL. If not add about 15 more years.

Lottery scammer stole nearly $1 million from one elderly woman

Lottery Post — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:37:05 GMT

Crook is sentenced to nine years in federal prison

By Kate Northrop

On Wednesday, a scammer who stole almost $1 million from one single victim in a lottery scheme was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison.

Leonard Luton, a Jamaican national living in Brooklyn, New York, scammed an elderly woman from Estes Park, Colorado of more than $970,000, according to prosecutors.

Court documents show that Luton and another Jamaican national worked together in a scam to convince the woman tha... [ More ]