A man accused of murdering two men following an alleged telemarketing scam that went sour will face the court next week. The man, Zetroy Jones, a 23-year-old unemployed of Tucker here in St James, has been charged with the murder of Jason Stephenson and Ezekiel Williams. In the meantime, the police said two other men who were believed to be involved in the alleged fraud scheme were fatally shot by cops in separate shoot-outs last Saturday. The two, Ricardo Gordon, 20, and Jason Henry, also 20, both of Tucker, St James, were shot and... read full review »

A St. Ann man, who was involved in the Jamaican lottery sweepstakes scam which resulted in a large number of overseas residents being deceived into sending thousands of US dollars to Jamaica to claim their fictitious winnings, has been fined $1 million and also given a suspended sentence. He is Wilford Doyle, 21, of Discovery Bay, St. Ann. Doyle pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court to a money laundering offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2007. Doyle admitted that he was engaged in... read full review »

The day Ann Mowle was finally going to be rewarded, she anticipated that someone would knock on her door at the Rossmoor adult community in Monroe and give her her prize money. "She told us it was going to be a Publishers Clearing House thing, " said Monroe Detective Robert Bennett, referring to scenes taped for television ads, when Publishers Clearing House delivers a fat check to an unsuspecting winner. However, when police arrived at Mowle's home they soon realized she was the victim of an elaborate lottery scam, and warned... read full review »

My disabled uncle has been getting these calls fom this no. 876-281-0530 and they want him to send $500.00 bucks to a Bishopville, SC through Western Union to James Sams. Afterwards they would route him $18, 000, 000.00! Wow, I mean like that’s awesome. So he told me about it. So I decide to call them myself, got a Jamaican on the phone, I told him I couldn’t understand him and for him to put his manager on the phone. He did, but it was him with a slightly deeper voice, so I tell him I prefer to speak to a female...up oohh... so he puts me on hold for 5 minutes...comes back using his woman voice read full review »

WE PURCHASED THE FULTON BROWN SECTIONAL 4 WEEKS AGO. THE SALESMEN TOLD US IT WOULD BE DEL. WITHIN THE WEEK. WE THEN RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE FURNITURE WOULD BE DEL. IN 2 WEEKS. THE DAY BEFORE THE FURNITURE WAS TO BE DEL. THE STORE CALLED & STATED THE FURNITURE WOULD NOT BE DEL. UNTIL A MONTH LATER & THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD BE DEL. THEN. THE SALESMEN JUST TOLD LIE AFTER LIE. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WOULD NOT ADVISE ANY ONE TO PURCHASE FROM AMERICAN SIGNATURE! read full review »

I ordered an item for my daughter- it took a month to arrive. When it did, it was in the wrong size and had been personalized incorrectly. I reached out to them via phone- their customer service line has been disconnected. When I reached someone by email, he was pretty unresponsive, refused to identify himself, insisted I spend money to further return it, and actually began a customer service email, "Dude". read full review »

My family has been receiving these calls from "John Green" and his supervisor's name was "Kevin Palmer". The number I received a call on first was listed as "Jamaica Call" and 876-492-1877, then we received many calls from "private name, private number" from the same person, asking my elderly mother "Do you know who this is?", shortly followed by her telling him that she told him not to call anymore, and then I took the phone and told him the FCC would be receiving a complaint and that he would be... read full review »

Got a call at 4:30pm from a Concord, CA company (AIL) regarding my resume on Monster, which is an odd hour to be recruiting I'm thinking. Said they had an opening for a union representative position working with union members helping them understand their member benefit options during open enrollment & make any changes at that time. Base + incentives, employee F/T, matching retirement, med., dental, union (clerical) membership required. So, I go to the interview which took 10 min. when I'm offered the job. Yah hoorah! Schedule... read full review »

Mildred Rice daily receives many phone calls from Jamaica, and it's not because she is trying to plan a white-sand vacation in the Caribbean. It's not unusual for Rice, who is 80 years old and has been taking care of her 102-year-old mother for the last five years, to receive as many as 30 calls a day. Her caller ID shows that most of the calls are "out of area" or from Jamaica. "The calls have driven us about crazy, " Rice said. Calls and letters from supposed foreign lotteries in places such as Europe, China... read full review »

Mr David Atkins is the owner of Atkins international, a export-import freight fowarder company http://www.exportexpert.com/clients.shtml Last month we needed a frieght services to transport merchandise from L.A. To Lima Perú. I asked for several quotes from different companies. Mr. Atkins offered me a very competitive quote, a lot cheaper than the other providers. Mr. Atkins asked for $500 transfer just to secure the freight. Once we sent the money, he told us that the quote he made was wrong, he presented us another quote that much... read full review »

Some more numbers: 876 595 9961, 876 894 9216. Some names: John Noble of Brighton, MO; Julia Molina of Philadelphia, PA; Alica Wiiliams of 112 King Jamaica. John Vincent, Badge #325. They kept telling me I won different amounts, and needed to pay them this amount then they reduced it to another amount. Then they needed money for something else, but they then reduced it. You cry proverty and they say you will get it back and you will have this much more. They are very pushy and demanding. I though I would play with them, but it looks like... read full review »

My husband was in a car accident over a year ago. We got Winters & Yonkers to "help" with our case. We had to get all doctors bills and mail them to them, we feel like they have not done the first thing to help us. We call them at least once a week and all we get out of them is the attorney is out or on vaction. We have even told them we would be willing to take the offer from the other insurance company and we can not get Winters & Yonkers to call us back and let us know if anything has happened with our case. They know that... read full review »

Theres a list of phone numbers to my home in the last (3) months all with 876 area codes(Kingston, Jamicia)I attempted to get a look-up on them with negative results 890-1679, 355-4792, 443-1163, 508-1338, 370-3722, 284-9274, 482-9026, 303-6036, 445-3058, quite a list, I never call them back ever! I let them call. I turned over this list to the U.S. Secret Service and let them investigate it. I was able to get a name and address where to sned money to, (2) times, and gave it to the SecretService, they seized money from accounts on one, and... read full review »

My mother fell for the "Car and cash prize winner" bit hook line and sinker. She had enough sense to tell me, but only after seven wire transfers totaling over 6000US dollars. They called often enough so that I could record several conversations between my mother and the scammers. I found it shocking that despite it sounding obviously manufactured and artificial, my mother bought into their story so completely. Astonishing that the US DOJ has not put a stop to this. I doubt the Jamaican gov't has the capacity or will to... read full review »

I got a restricted call and at first i didnt answer but i thought it might be a friend of mine who had just moved out of town. so i answer it and the guy on the line tells me that he is from UPS and has been trying to deliver a package that contained a chashiers check containing a large sum of money. and then he transfered me over to his boss. A Mr. Miller Joseph Brown. he told me that i won 2.5million dollars and that i was to be delivered the check via ups and that to recieve the check i would have to pay $375 dollars for delivery and... read full review »

I won 250, 000$ ---- Or so David Scott claimed! He called me from 876-851-5984, do not trust these guys they are unbelievable!!! He told me I had won $250, 000 and that they had taken care of all the taxes on the money for me ($25, 000 worth) and that for them to deliver the cashiers check to me I would have to speak with their "in-house" lawyer and no doubt give them more personal information and pay for the UPS delivery fee. He told me he was calling me from Las Vegas Nevadar, yes that's right, Nevadar! Really! How stupid do you... read full review »

I have had several calls a day from this company but do not know why as I do not have an account with them. read full review »

This site truly is a headache and they do jerk the people around A LOT. They do not even have a phone number to contact them. One day I could not log into my account and was told I had no account with them etc. Took me two weeks of going back and forth with them to get my account back and never got an answer to why the account was lost in the first place. If this happens again I will turn the problem to the general consumer complaint form, address below. https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/formhandler/ago/ComplaintForm.aspx There are... read full review »

I received scam phone calls wanting me to call an 876 number. The men are trying to tell me that have won 2.5 million and also the reimbursement of the money I have been scammed for. The names being used are Mark Mozalo and Mark Mc? You can tell these are not Americans by their accent. The phone numbers they are using are 876-492-6493 and 876-302-9115. There are two men working back to back to get you to pay a portion of the money. Started out wanting 387.00 then said they would pay half. When I told them I would pay nothing they became upset and hung up on me. read full review »

After 5 months of underwriting review, my refinancing loan was denied right before rate-lock expiration. Loan processor represented that the underwriter (an outsourced 3rd party company hired by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch mortgage) gave the following reasons: 1. Appraised value was too low ( in response, I submitted 4 additional sold comps to support the higher value to satisfy the LTV requirements) 2. W2 Income came from multiple sources thus only one employer income qualifies to calculate Income-to-Debt Ratio (in response, I showed 4... read full review »

My mother got a call from someone claiming to be Omar Jansen today. She was to call 876-583-1222. He provided a UPS package # (invalid number), bank account # (bank name curiously absent), etc... all in an effort to prove that he was legit. He said that she won 8 million related to Publisher's Clearing House and that this package was coming to her. He spoke with heavy accent but because his name was Omar, my mother thought he was Arab. Anyway, thank goodness she did not provide any information or give money to this person. She called me... read full review »

I got a call today from 876-290-2995, 876-421-3763, 876-565-5896...asking for $850 and that I won a BMW and $500, 000..I heard about this scam..I think the last number is his personal cell number, he told me to call that number to give him the ref. number..then he called me 2 mins later to see if I had gotten up and gotten dressed yet..lol..he said his name was MR. Edward Senate and that my password was platinum..hope this helps...oh, he also told me to reference acct number 35007 when I called back.. read full review »

Rather than just preaching conservatorship, conservatorship, conservatorship... any ideas on how to simply block the calls from getting through? Conservatorship won't work for a lot of people, especially when the only apparent problem with some elderly persons is that they keep falling for this scam, sending money, etc. I've read about various products - Caller ID Manager and others - but most seem to either be discontinued or don't work with landlines or have some limitations. Another - ColdCallBlocker - supposedly allow... read full review »

My Grandparents have been getting these calls (you won all this money and a car etc) thankfully they came to me and were concerned that these people were coming after them for something) I am sure I will have a huge phone bill but I started calling the numbers that were calling my grandparents and talked to "Robert Dawson" and I told him that I had a message saying i won some money and i wanted to know how to claim it... Robert told me to wire 150 dollars to Orville Miller and my 10 million dollars and my new car would be delivered by... read full review »

The Five O'Clock Show With Peter Andre (C4) HIGH drama in Weatherfield court with Gail the hamster in the dock for crimes against marriage. She's charged with recklessly getting wed to the wrong man on several occasions. She's a serial bride. Her last hubby fell off a boat in the Lake District and drowned when an insurance scam misfired. Now Gail is up before the judge accused of wet Joe's murder. I fear she may not get off because son David, or Demonic David as we fondly call the lad, is giving evidence on hi... read full review »

So the Duchess of York is ashamed and sorry for trying to make money out of a scam promising to introduce businessmen her ex- husband Prince Andrew who works hard as a worldwide ambassador trying to get people to invest in Britain. Sarah Ferguson was caught out in a sting organised by the News of the World with the prince having no knowledge of his ex-wife's nefarious dealings. A shock for him and the whole Royal Family as they read their newspapers over breakfast. Sorry from Sarah is just not good enough. She could have damaged all... read full review »

People across Avon and Somerset are being warned about a new lottery scam. A pensioner in Clevedon has lost Pounds 7, 000 after falling victim to the deception. He was asked to cash several cheques and leave the money in a Western Union deposit box. He had received a call from a man going by the name of 'Mark' who said he had won the Spanish lottery. The phone call was made from a withheld number and was received on a landline. Anyone who receives a similar call is urged to contact police on 0845 456 7000. read full review »

THREE people will be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court later this month for their roles in an insurance scam totalling more than Pounds 200, 000. Linda Drake, 45, a former employee at Norwich Union in Exeter, and husband Alan, 41, will appear before Judge Philip Wassall on Thursday, June 17. The court listings office also confirmed that co-defendant Nicola Curry, also known by the surname Pughe, would be sentenced on that date. Judge Wassall is currently maintaining a ban on identifying the defendants' addresses. The Drakes made a... read full review »

Here's yet ANOTHER number to add to the list 876-504-3168. My elderly Father took a call from a Mr. Green at this number telling him to send $300 to his account and NOT to talk to anyone but him. Of course I have control over his finances and such so he didn't give them any information. I wrote down the phone number from the caller ID and realized it was coming from the West Indies. How the hell do we stop these Rasta Head scammers?? I told my Father NOT to answer anymore phone calls unless he recognizes the name. There's GOT to be some way to stop these bastards. read full review »

We were able to get Western Union to block my mother from sending anymore money to these con artist. However, they are now asking her to send a Money Gram. We are still talking and talking. My siblings are involved and we are starting to go down the list that Son of Scam wrote about. The big payoff did not come on the 5th. But yesterday, they received a call from Mr. Carter #876-848-2743. My parents had now won $16, 000.00 and are going to put the bad con artist in Jail. My parents just need to send $200.00 to Beatrice Mjaland at 1021 Cedar... read full review »

Yesterday received a call on my cell from 876-427-3802. A woman (heavy accent) stated she was from Bank of America in New York, stated my home address correctly, and said she was holding a $75, 000 check that I had won thru a sweepstakes entry (which I never entered). All I needed to do was pay a processing fee of $260. I laughed and stated I did not believe this was legit. I asked to speak to the bank manager - who was of course not available, but would call back. Later I called the number that appeared on my cell (just to see) and got a... read full review »

I am from Hawaii, and we just got a call from a 876 area code. My dad is not really up to date with the technology and scams now days. Anyways, my dad told me that someone called by the name of Eron Shields, gave an address from Maine and offered my dad alot of money. All my dad had to do was send a check for $200.00 to the address in Maine and my dad will receive the Hundreds of dollars. I did all the research, and thank goodness it linked me to this website. So if anyone gets a call saying that you have won something or to send any type of... read full review »

My mother was called today. Told she won $225, 000 from a Megabox Sweepstakes. She was called by "John Rogers" who claimed to be a Pastor in Pennsylvania. He was very convincing and even though she knew from the start that this was a Scam, she was still interested enough that she wanted me to call to check it out. He told her something about eventually doing something at Western Union, but I am not sure of the details he gave. He gave her the return phone number of 876-875-3491. This area code appears to be from Jamaica. I did a Google... read full review »

'Donavan' from Jamaica (area code 876) called with $550, 000 for me. I'd just have to pay 5% shipping ($555) through Western Union. I posed as an older man who had just lost his wife and was delighted at this good fortune. He will call back at a later time to get the delivery number or, since I made it difficult to predict when I would reach home, he gave me his 876-458-8518. Besides upping my age and status, I 'corrected' the spelling of my name and provided no other contact data. I'll have some more fun with... read full review »

First time filling the car with gas and the gas door will not re-latch (stays open). Called for service and they will not supply a loaner car. They want me to wait at least an hour for diagnosis and will only provide a loaner if it requires more than 24 hours. Who can afford to take a day off of work for this? A brand new car, just out of their dealership and they cannot support the customer for servicing a defective automobile. Stick with buying your car from reputable dealerships that provide the appropriate support for their customers. read full review »

My parents are getting called 3-4 times a day from a Mr. Davis and Rose from Jamaica. 876-551-6584 / 786-898-8552. They keep sending Western Union Money Transfers in the amount of $600.00 / $120.00 / $40.00 etc... I believe it is well over $3, 000.00 for the year 2009. I have tried to get them to stop and have spent hours with my mother on line showing her they are scammers and this is fraud. She doesn't believe me. She thinks this Mr. Davis and Rose are her good friends. No money has ever shown up in winnings! It is creating a... read full review »

Here is an example of a scam, I only knew because I googled the email address and it brought me to other sites scams here. It looks like this last name has been used for previous versions of this scam, "Anna Halley" <[email protected]> The email looks very legit, even had a couple pictures. What threw me was the odd email address and the lowball price. Don't fall for it. Hi, The MacBook Air is still available, but I'm currently in London, United Kingdom. Because of the financial crisis, I lost... read full review »

Brace yourself for minutes-long menus that give option after option that don't apply to your problem and simply repeat the same choices over and over. The hold time jumps. The customer service reps are apparently instructed to repeat the same lines no matter what you ask, no matter how much you try to get information other than what they are told to say. Every time I attempted to do something online it told me "unavailable." Of course, they can get away with the most inconvenient service since what are you going to do, say, "cancel my electricity?" read full review »

The city of Harrisburg has opened a Census Help Office at City Hall. Mayor Linda Thompson said it is important to get the right information because she has already been the victim of a census scam, Lancaster television station WGAL reported. Thompson said that she received and filled out a census form a few weeks ago. She did not realize it was a fake form until her legitimate census form arrived last week. "I was just eager to be a leader in the city that fills it out and (thought) the census said they wouldn't ask for Social... read full review »