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Jamaica: 10 arrested as a result of lottery scam probe
A police task force in Jamaica arrested 10 people on suspicion of involvement in the Caribbean country’s lottery scam rings, authorities said Sunday.
The island-nation’s Lottery Scam Task Force made the arrests during an operation in Browns Town in the mostly rural parish of St. Ann.
Computers allegedly containing lottery scam documents and other devices were seized from several homes, according to police.
The 10 suspects in custody were being questioned Sunday and formal charges are expected to be filed. Their identities have not been released.
The scam often targets elderly citizens and typically begins with a phone call that informs targets that they have won an international lottery, but they first need to wire money to cover taxes. Victims who fall for the trick then get harassed for more payments.
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