Staggering Stories of Jamaican Lottery Scams
Posted on 03/11/2013 by Deb Silverberg | AARP Blog Author | Comments
Home & Family | Money & Savings UPDATED March 13 with link to view episode | Who falls for something that appears too good to be true, like winning a Jamaican lottery? More people than you think. Advocacy groups, government officials and the media – most recently, venerable newsman Dan Rather – are shining a light on this despicable form of fraud and the devastating consequences on elderly victims and their families. These criminals tend to prey on seniors with fixed incomes – people who can least …
