The actual quote should have beenOriginally Posted by bksmm
What you wrote just may actually be true but not what I wrote. The fact remains that a little less than $10,000 US is a Million Dollars in Jamaica so I am pretty sure the volume of money sent would incrementally exceed a million dollars US or much more. The problem is that it isn't only old "non tech savvy" people who are falling for this but also a good number of younger "greedy" people as well. Plus, they give out a lot of personal information that eventually gets used or sold to commit more theft. I live in Jamaica just a few miles from an epicenter of lotto scammers on the St. James/St. Elizabeth border. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lates...n-St-Elizabeth Although this started out in the urban centers, the access of island-wide Internet has enabled it to get more popular in rural, less policed areas.Sending money to scammers to collect on Lottery winnings when we didn't even play a lottery and now they fight over the business it brings in.
My overall point was not the blaming of anyone, including trusting victims, but to answer JohnGs question which asked "What has happened to the Jamaicans???" It has just gotten too easy to scam and not work, to smuggle and not work and to emigrate and not work instead of an honest hard days work for an honest payment. And, in that, we are making it too easy and thus carry some responsibility for the situation.
I travel as I live. I don't reward bad behavior. That is why I find it rewarding and satisfying to be living in rural Jamaica both giving and receiving Respect!
Peace and Guidance
