International Lottery in State of Jamacia?

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vybes_souljah

Ms. Carolyn I hope you're not planning to fall for that scam?

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY SCAMS
Federal Trade Comission (FTC) Consumer Alert
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/intlalrt.shtm

Scam operators — often based in Canada — are using the telephone and direct mail to entice U.S. consumers to buy chances in high-stakes foreign lotteries from as far away as Australia and Europe. These lottery solicitations violate U.S. law, which prohibits the cross-border sale or purchase of lottery tickets by phone or mail.

Still, federal law enforcement authorities are intercepting and destroying millions of foreign lottery mailings sent or delivered by the truckload into the U.S. And consumers, lured by prospects of instant wealth, are responding to the solicitations that do get through — to the tune of $120 million a year, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, says most promotions for foreign lotteries are likely to be phony. Many scam operators don’t even buy the promised lottery tickets. Others buy some tickets, but keep the “winnings” for themselves. In addition, lottery hustlers use victims’ bank account numbers to make unauthorized withdrawals or their credit card numbers to run up additional charges.

The FTC has these words of caution for consumers who are thinking about responding to a foreign lottery:

* If you play a foreign lottery — through the mail or over the telephone — you’re violating federal law.
* There are no secret systems for winning foreign lotteries. Your chances of winning more than the cost of your tickets are slim to none.
* If you purchase one foreign lottery ticket, expect many more bogus offers for lottery or investment “opportunities.” Your name will be placed on “sucker lists” that fraudulent telemarketers buy and sell.
* Keep your credit card and bank account numbers to yourself. Scam artists often ask for them during an unsolicited sales pitch.

The bottom line, according to the FTC: Ignore all mail and phone solicitations for foreign lottery promotions. If you receive what looks like lottery material from a foreign country, give it to your local postmaster.
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Personally I hope the Jamaican government finds those scamps using that mailing address and deport them back to where ever the hell they come from... Because they will give the country a bad name if they don't.

The bulk of lottery in the Eastern Caribbean was purchased by GTECH of Rhode Island.... (USA) [ http://www.gtech.com/ ] and as far as I know no US-style lotteries just give away prizes unless you entered in the first place....

Now in Jamaica, there's been two major lottery companies. The Jamaica Lottery Company. and Supereme Ventures [ http://www.supremeventures.com/ ] Supreme Ventures has purchased the latter and again Supreme Ventures is a partner of GTECH....

Profits via playing the lottery in Jamaica goto the Government of Jamaica and support the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education Fund (CHASE). [ http://www.chase.org.jm/ ] by act of Parliament... So I wonder how you could have "WON" in their words and you not be supporting the Jamaican Government by having played in the first place thus adding a contribution to CHASE??? Stay clear of them. These people need to end up in prison living on bread and water rations.