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sundae mii ova wan aff mii oldah relative house ann shi ask mii fii pick upp da phone.

wen mii pick itt upp man sey itt cawl fram da prize patrol delivery department in las vegas ann da owner aff diss phone was da radomly selected winner. da prize iss $100,000 in cash and a brand new mercedes benz. tell imm neva entar no cantest ann diss nuh sund rite. da man sed dat de prize will be delivered at 8 a.m. by ups ann imm gave mii a ups trackinn number. imm ask iff mii waan mii prize fe be publicallee announced ar iff mii want itt kept private. mii tell imm private so imm ask mii witch bank mii use ann da routinn number so dem can deposit mii prize electronicallee. imm gave da company located inn las vegas numbeer dat begin widd 1-876-

so mii ask imm since wen company inn las vegas ave company woose phone number ave ja area code

mii aggoo look upp da name da man gave ann da phony jamaican las vegas company number ann poas itt later

dem yaawd peeps woo a tri fii scam peeps need fe be xxposed

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What do you expect...they have Anansi...we have Anansi. I once heard someone make a compelling case for Anansi to be promoted to National Hero....more revered than any of the others.

I see he has been Jamaicanized

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Scams in Jamaica
Lottery Scams

The American Citizen Services section in Kingston receives frequent inquiries from citizens who have been defrauded for hundreds and even thousands of dollars by Advance Fee Fraud scammers in Jamaica. The most prevalent in Jamaica is the lottery scam, where scammers lead victims to believe they have won a drawing or lottery, but the cash or prizes will not be released without upfront payment of fees or taxes. Scammers frequently target the elderly or those with disposable income.

If it is too good to be true, it is not true. Do NOT believe that you have won a lottery you never entered. It is illegal to play foreign lotteries from the United States. Do NOT believe any offers (lottery, prize claim, inheritance, etc.) that require a fee to be paid up front. Do NOT provide personal or financial information to individuals or businesses you don't know or haven't verified. Do NOT send any money to someone you do not know. Do NOT attempt to recover funds personally or travel to Jamaica to transfer money.

Check the following signs to see if you might be involved in a fraudulent lottery scheme:

You receive an unsolicited call, letter or email claiming that you have won a lottery or contest you never entered or that other individuals or businesses entered for you, and that you must pay fees or taxes to claim the prize
The caller indicates they are doing you a ‘service’ by allowing you to pay fees up front in order to avoid further hassles, taxes, paperwork, lawyers, etc.
The caller provides stories explaining the urgent need for more money, and finds creative ways for you to obtain and send money, including using ‘Green Dot’ cards, selling property, taking loans, etc.
A caller you do not know claims to know about your neighborhood, family, or personal situation
If funds are not submitted, the scammers may feign anger or make threats. Threats include claims that they will report you to the IRS, to the police, or cause bodily harm.
Scammers may involve unwitting accomplices to contact you, including your friends, family, neighbors or local police
Scammers may subsequently pose as government officials or lawyers claiming that you must pay for their services to assist with your case, reclaim your scammed funds, or protect you from criminal prosecution. Although the caller may claim to be in Jamaica, he or she may ask that the money be sent to an account in another country or to an accomplice in the U.S. Alternatively, the scammer may state he or she is in a third country but request that funds be sent to the Jamaica.

If you think you have been a victim of a lottery scam, speak up and stop sending money. Scammers are difficult to stop because most victims do not report the incident. Report the matter immediately to the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/ and also the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership among the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BIA), at www.ic3.gov. You can also inform the U.S. Embassy in Kingston at [email protected] and contact the local police. Stop all communication with the scammers – if their calls do not stop, attempt to block their calls or consider changing your phone number.

Lottery Scam Resources

FairPoint Communications’ website: http://www.bewareof876.com/
Internet Crime Complaint Center: www.ic3.gov
Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov
A video from London’s American Citizen Services section
Department of State’s International Financial Scams brochure



Other Types of Scams

Additional scams originating in Jamaica include U.S. citizens defrauded by Internet contacts they thought were their friends or loved ones. These schemes include on-line dating services, inheritance notices, work permits/job offers, bank overpayments, non-existent BTA airline boarding fees, and even the appearance that you are helping a friend in trouble.

In many cases, scammers make phone calls or troll the Internet for victims, and spend weeks or months building a relationship. Once they have gained their victim's trust, the scammers create a false situation and ask for money.

Before you send funds, check to see if you recognize any of the following signs, and realize that you may be a potential victim of a scam:

You only know your friend or fiancé online and may never have met in person. In some cases, the victim has even believed he or she has married the scammer by proxy.
Photographs of the scammer show a very attractive person, and appear to have been taken at a professional modeling agency or photo studio. If they provide you with a copy of their passport or visa, you can always contact the U.S. embassy in the country where the passport or visa was issued to verify the validity of the document.
The scammer's luck is incredibly bad - he/she is in a car crash, or arrested, or mugged, or beaten, or hospitalized. Close family members are dead or unable to assist. Sometimes, the scammer claims to have a young child overseas who is ill or hospitalized.
You have sent money for visas or plane tickets but they can't seem to make it to their destinations, citing detention by immigration officials, or other reasons that prevent them from traveling.
Beware of anyone who requests funds for a BTA, or Basic Travel Allowance, as a requirement to depart another country for the United States. There is no such thing as a BTA. In other cases, your Internet friend will claim to need a travel allowance, or travel money, to be able to travel to the United States. Again, there is no such requirement under U.S. law.
The scammer may even claim to be contacting you from a U.S. Embassy, where your partner, business associate, or friend is being detained pending payment of some type of fee. U.S. embassies do NOT detain people.

Internet scammers are using social networking sites to find victims. The scammers obtain a person's login information, change his/her profile to make it appear as if the person is in trouble, then contact the person's friends via those websites asking them to send money to help. To avoid falling victim to such a scam, always be suspicious of anyone asking for money through the Internet, including via social networking sites, and always verify a supposed friend's circumstances by speaking to him or her directly. ALWAYS protect your online identity by securing your logins and passwords.

Adoption scams are becoming increasingly common. The perpetrators of child adoption fraud often claim to be indigent parents unable to care for a child or members of the clergy working at an orphanage seeking a good home for a child. Americans should be very cautious about sending money or traveling abroad to adopt a child from an orphanage they have only heard about through e-mails. A new twist in the conventional email adoption scam has appeared recently, and this one occurs after the victim discovers that he or she has been fooled by a scam. Once the victim suspects fraud and breaks off communications with the scammers, a new email message will arrive claiming to be from a police agency. These fictitious policemen will offer to recover the victim's lost money. The scammers will then ask for a "refundable" fee to open the investigation or court files.

All of these scams have one thing in common - they contain requests for money. Sometimes you are asked to pay money to obtain something of value for yourself (e.g. a prize, a romantic relationship, more money); or you are asked to pay money to help a friend in trouble. In every case, however, the ultimate indicator of a scam is that you are always asked to give money.

Con artists can be very creative and very determined. Be skeptical. Do not send anyone money unless you are certain that it is a legitimate request - even if you think you know the person well based on your Internet correspondence. You are unlikely to be able to recover money lost in such scams. For more information, please see the Department of State's brochure at http://travel.state.gov/pdf/internat...s_brochure.pdf (PDF 654KB).

If you believe you are the victim of an Internet scam:

Do not send money. Unfortunately, any money that you might already have sent will probably not be recoverable.
End all communication with the scammer immediately, rather than attempt resolution directly. If you feel threatened, contact your local police at once. Do NOT attempt to personally recover the funds lost. Contact the appropriate authorities to resolve the matter.
Report the matter immediately to The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership among the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BIA), at www.ic3.gov.
If the scam originated through a particular website, notify the administrators of that website.

http://kingston.usembassy.gov/service/scams.html

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Beware of Publishers Clearing House Scams From Jamaica!



Reports of Publishers Clearing House Scams from Jamaica are on the rise. These are not from the REAL Publishers Clearing House.

At Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes integrity is the cornerstone of our business. As such, we want to make sure that all consumers are protected from scams fraudulently pretending to be associated with our well-recognized PCH name.

We would like to warn you about a rise in sweepstakes scams pouring in from Jamaica, dangling the prospects of huge winnings, many of which are illegally using the Publishers Clearing House name. There is a catch in these scams – you will be told all you have to do is send or wire money to claim the bogus prize. DONT FALL FOR THIS! Be warned that anyone asking for payment of any type in order to claim a sweepstakes prize is a SCAMMER! Legitimate sweepstakes are free and no purchase is ever necessary to enter or win a prize – that is the law! At Publishers Clearing House we never ask for money to present a prize and our ‘no purchase necessary’ message is prominently displayed in all of our promotional mailers.

Here is generally how the Jamaican Publishers Clearing House scam starts: Scammers inform their targets they have won a sweepstakes prize but first need to make some type of payment to obtain the prize. Scammers oftentimes use the name of PCH or some other well-recognized, trusted brand. The scammers build trust and rapport with their targets. But payments only lead to more requests for money. Jamaican scammers may call you on the phone, send you an email or mail you a letter (sometimes with a fake check enclosed). Whatever the method of contact, the scam is always to try and get you to part with your hard-earned money.

US Government officials, the US Postal Inspection Service, police and law enforcement agencies around the country, as well as The Federal Trade Commission are all working together to combat the rise in scams coming out of Jamaica. It is a difficult and arduous task as these cross-border, trans-national scams are among the hardest crimes to investigate and prosecute as there is no face-to-face interaction. But we are all fighting back together.

Publishers Clearing House has been actively working with these agencies, sharing information gathered and tracked in our anti-scam database. We regularly provide such data to the law enforcement officials including the Postal Inspection Service, Office of Homeland Security, FBI and the US Attorney’s Office. What’s more, we are just one of handful of private companies that contributes anti scam data directly the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Database network. Consumer Sentinel, maintained by the FTC, is a secure online database of consumer complaints available to law enforcement around the country and the world. PCH is pleased to be a regular contributor and do all we can to assist in providing data to help in these fraud investigations.

Here are some final tips to protect you from these Jamaican based Publishers Clearing House scams:

Beware of any unsolicited call that may come from the Jamaican area code of 876 and includes an offer that sounds too good to be true. Hang up the phone!
If you are asked to send or wire money for any reason whatsoever to claim a prize - DONT! It is a SCAM! At Publishers Clearing House we NEVER ASK FOR MONEY to be sent to claim a prize.
At Publishers Clearing House our major prizes of $10,000 or more are awarded in person, unannounced, by our famous Prize Patrol, or through notice in a certified letter. We DO NOT call our winners ahead of time.

http://info.pch.com/component/content/article/11-fraud-protection/65-beware-of-publishers-clearing-house-scams-from-jamaica

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BBB warns of ongoing “Jamaican” phone scams


Better Btelephone keypad BBB warns of ongoing Jamaican phone scamsusiness Bureau is alerting U.S. residents to variations of the Jamaican Phone Scam, which has been operating in North America for some time without signs of slowing down.

In the original scam, originating from the 876 area code in Jamaica, callers falsely inform residents that they won millions of dollars, a new Mercedes Benz or other high-priced vehicle and, at times, a new high-definition TV.

Some calls are now also coming from numbers that appear to be from within the United States.

These scammers also claim to be affiliated with Publishers Clearinghouse, UPS or a government agency at times and informed residents they needed to send hundreds of dollars via a Green Dot MoneyPak Card or Western Union.

In a new twist of the scam, Jamaicans call residents claiming to be able to assist with loans and credit repair.

To further the scam, the scammers claim to have loan company websites, which often to not exist, and also say the fictional businesses are located within the continental U.S.

The Jamaican scammers tell consumers that in order to secure the loan, they must make up to three months payments in advance. But once the payments are made, loans are never issued to the customers.

The scammers also ask for banking information such as account and routing numbers to deposit the loan funds, which do not exist.

This opens residents to identity theft, as the Jamaicans can remove money from bank accounts without authorization.

During the call, the scammers tell the residents that they won the prizes or were approved for the loans, then tell them they need to send money by either Western Union or a cash card in order to collect their winnings or bank loan.

The BBB reminds everyone that it is illegal for foreign lotteries or sweepstakes to operate within the U.S. and it is also illegal for U.S. citizens to participate in these sweepstakes or lotteries.

The sweepstakes and bank loan scams are both generally outside the reach of U.S. law enforcement, as they are operating from foreign soil, requiring vigilance on the part of U.S. consumers.

BBB offers the following advice to avoid being taken by these scams:

Be very suspicious of advance fee loan calls. Even if the loans are real, interest rates can be extremely high or the business can be an outright scam. Always do business with local companies with brick and mortar locations when possible.

Try to avoid payday loans or other high interest loans at all costs, especially from online companies. Try to find other means to meet financial obligations, such as short-term financial help from family or friends.

Don’t let the promise of extra cash or lower monthly payments get in the way of your good judgment about whether the cost you will pay for the loan is really worth it. (Know how much the loan will cost you at the date of pay off.)

Be extremely cautious when giving out any personal information online such as Social Security and bank account numbers. Be alert for websites that force you to give that information before even telling you whether you qualify for a loan.

You must enter to win. Remember lottery tickets must be purchased and sweepstakes must be entered to win. Sweepstakes usually involve application paperwork that you have personally completed and government grants have a thorough application process as well.

Never pay any money to collect supposed sweepstakes winnings. If you have to pay to collect your winnings, you’re not winning. Legitimate sweepstakes don’t require you to pay “insurance,” “taxes” or “shipping and handling charges” to collect your prize.

Never wire money. Scammers pressure people to wire money through commercial money transfer companies because wiring money is the same as sending cash. When the money’s gone, there’s very little chance of recovery Con artists recommend these services so they can get their hands on your money before you realize you’ve been cheated.

Never provide personal information. Scammers can be very charming and charismatic and will lure or pressure for personal information, which could be used for identity theft.

http://www.bbb.org/blog/2013/08/bbb-warns-of-ongoing-jamaican-phone-scams/