The Federal Trade Commission and other U.S. law enforcement agencies have partnered with Jamaican authorities to share informaiton, investigators and complaint data to crack down fraudulent telemarketing operations in Jamaica.
The telemarketing operations involve Jamaica-based telemarketing scammers who pose as lawyers, customs officials or lottery representatives and target U.S. residents with phony promises of sweepstakes or lottery winnings.
According to the combined U.S. and Jamaica force known as JOLT (Jamaican Operations Linked to Telemarketing), these sweepstakes and lottery promotions are likely to be fake. “Winners” are told they can claim a prize if they pay for shipping, insurance, customs duties, or taxes, but in reality there is no prize – and the scammers keep the money.
Thanks for the info. Appreciate it. Years ago, Nigerian, now Jamaican.