by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Those of you who read this blog on a daily or regular basis are familiar with the Jamaica lottery scam, about which I have written a number of times and with good reason. Jamaica has been a hot bed of phony lottery scams, victimizing unwary Americans for ten years. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I don’t want to be the one to rain (or snow) on your parade on Christmas, but to all of you out there like me who received an email like the one I received that is copied at the bottom of today’s “Scam of the day, ” I am sorry to inform you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 29, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have described in earlier “scams of the day,” Jamaica has become a hub for international lottery scams that have particularly targeted the elderly in America. The scams have been done by phone calls from Jamaica telling unwitting victims that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 20, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
On May 8th’s “scam of the day” I warned you about the Jamaican lottery scam. For the past few years Jamaica has become a center for telemarketing scams, particularly phony lottery scams. As usual, you are told that you have won a lottery that you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although the country of Nigeria comes to mind when we think about countries from which many scams originate, as I warned you in my “scam of the day” of April 18, 2012, Jamaica has become a hotbed of phony lottery scams. This week the Jamaican Assistant...
