Lottery scam targeted U.S. seniors
October 15, 2009
The RCMP says several Calgary residents tricked 24 elderly or disabled Americans out of about $3 million over a three-year period by telling them they had won a lottery.
Police released more details Thursday of what they're calling a cross-border telemarketing scam.
Between 2005 and 2008, the victims were contacted by letter or phone and told they had won a lottery or sweepstakes but were required to pay taxes, administration fees or lawyers' fees before they could collect winnings, which didn't exist.
One person sent in between $500,000 and $1 million, with the scam collecting about $3 million in total, said RCMP Insp. Frank Smart.
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SOURCE: CBC, CANADA
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