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1. Sharon! Sharon! I am so happy that you called! you wouldn’t believe what happened

Sharon!

I got SCAMMED! The scammer said his name was Jerome and he was calling from Montego

Bay Jamaica! He told me that I am the lucky winner of a Honda CRV Van, and I should send

a fee of one thousand US to release the winnings! And Sharon! You wouldn’t believe I did!

(crying) I tried calling the number back, but all I was hearing is that “This number is no

longer in service”

Sharon! I know you love Jamaica but I will never visit that place again! And I will also

inform my family members!

What you said Sharon?! (crying)

Call the Police?!

Ok Sharon! I Will!!

Pleasant Afternoon, my name is Saskia Sewell and I am currently in grade 11 at the Jonathan

Grant High School. Today I will be discussing my topic “How does scamming affect

Jamaica” which stems from the group theme “Scamming”. According to Wikipedia,

scamming is a fraudulent scheme performed by a dishonest individual/ group.

The Caribbean Policy Research Institute has stated that Advance Fee fraud on the internet is

a current epidemic that takes hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Advance Fee Fraud

gets its name from the fact that an investor is asked to pay a fee upfront or in advance before

receiving any proceeds.

I have consulted three sources to gain information on my topic. These include: A YouTube

video entitled “Mr. lotto scam Man” by Kevin Watson also known as Noble Cop, an online
article entitled “lotto scammers defraud elderly Americans and fuel gang wars in Jamaica”,

and a newspaper article with the title “Scammers use WhatsApp Hoax to lure Recruits to Up

Park Camp.

In my first source, Kenneth Cole shared information on what scammers do to scam

successfully and the punishment scammers would receive if caught. He was also influencing

scammers to stop their cruel act of scamming and be wise and considerate.

My second source, highlighted some of the problems that scammers themselves face. In this

artefact, the money was not distributed evenly which fueled gang wars in Jamaica, mainly in

Montego Bay. It was so severe that they had to lock down schools, hotels, restaurants etc.,

and the government had to institute a state of emergency in specific areas for safety. There

was an investigation that most perpetrators are from ages 14 to 25 who work smartly to

access personal information of victims.

My third article highlights how persistent and smart scammers are. They sent out a

WhatsApp message pretending to be the Jamaica Defense Force saying recruits should fill

out a form and also send a fee to join the JDF. Potential recruits believed this information and

arrived at the Up Park Camp the next day properly attired. There were hundreds of persons at

the site. They were all surprised when the soldiers told them they do not know about such

thing; it is a scam. The scammers tried to cover their tracks after collecting thousands of

dollars from persons who they promised a position in the army.