 | FRANK 2012-07-20 03:51:56 Unknown |
THIS IS A JAMAICA BASED TELEMARKETING CON GROUP THAT PREYS ON THE ELDERLY WITH FALSE CLAIMS OF MONEYBEING HELD OVERSEAS OR AT LOCAL AIRPORTS THAN INFORMING ELDERLY VICTIM THAT IN ORDER FOR THE MONEY TO BE RELEASED TO THEM THEY MUST FIRST PAY THEM MONEY TO COVER LEGAL FEES,PREPAY THE TAXES OR SOME OTHER FICTITIOUS STORY THAT OFTEN INCLUDES DEADLINES AND INDUCES VICTIM TO ACT IMMEDIATELY BY WIRING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS VIA WESTERN UNION OR USING PREPAID VISA CARDS. THEY GIVE YOU A DATE THE BIG CHECK WILL BE DELIVERED AND THAT DAY COMES AND GOES NO MONEY BEING DELIVERED. THEY WILL SWITCH UP PEOPLE AND CALL A DAY OR SO LATER SAME SCAM DIFFERENT PERSON AND BEFORE THEY KNOW IT THE VICTIM IS BROKE AND CANT PAY THEIR BILLS. THEY CALL FROM PRIVATE NUMBER, UNKNOWN, OUT OF AREA, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, LAS VEGAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT NUMBERS.