Faced with the stunning realisation that her aging parents had been conned out of their US$300,000 (approximately J$26.7 million) life savings by Jamaican lottery-scam artists, a South Florida nurse is now in shock and distress.
According to the nurse, in just over one year since her parents fell prey to the Jamaican scammers - who used the trademark ruse that they had won a Jamaican lottery and needed to pay a processing fee - the savings they had accumulated have all but disappeared.
The nurse said: "When I found out, I filed a complaint with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) and Attorney General's Office to help me get back the money that was sent through Western Union and MoneyGram."
Jamaican law enforcement has confirmed the case, but asked that the nurse's identity not be revealed as it is an ongoing investigation.
Fearful that the scammers will continue to target her parents, she said she has acquired the services of an attorney and is now seeking to get temporary guardianship of her parents, which would give her control over the remainder of their savings.
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Elderly US couple fleeced of J$26.7m
According to the nurse, in just over one year since her parents fell prey to the Jamaican scammers - who used the trademark ruse that they had won a Jamaican lottery and needed to pay a processing fee - the savings they had accumulated have all but disappeared.
The nurse said: "When I found out, I filed a complaint with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) and Attorney General's Office to help me get back the money that was sent through Western Union and MoneyGram."
Jamaican law enforcement has confirmed the case, but asked that the nurse's identity not be revealed as it is an ongoing investigation.
Fearful that the scammers will continue to target her parents, she said she has acquired the services of an attorney and is now seeking to get temporary guardianship of her parents, which would give her control over the remainder of their savings.
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Elderly US couple fleeced of J$26.7m
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Guardianship should be the answer to "protect" the savings. But bad guardianships abound and are proliferating because of greed by attorneys, other fiduciaries and the service industries involved.
Notice you always read about elder financial abuses but very little about restoration of funds or persecution of the culprits. $$$$$$$ are fairly easy to trace when transferred. Often there is little interest in prosecution.
People have to realize that because they petition for guardianship over their parents doesn't mean they'll be chosen guardian.
If there's a lot of money involved, you can bet they'll be shunted aside so the professionals can cash in.
Oh, my God! This poor couple was scammed out of a fortune in their old age. So sad, they did something right in their lives to be able to hold onto and build an impressive financial portfolio only to lose it to con-artists. The sad thing is ..... this couple had the "choice" to terminate the communications with these
con-artists and now the have to live with their decision.
Under guardianship, the ward, the victim of the guardianship racket scam does not have any rights or the choice to terminate or keep the court ordered scheme of having a guardian take over their lives and their assets.
In the end, no one is taking their assets and possessions with them, so as people age, the name of the game is "who get's it first"?
I'm so sorry this happened to this couple.
There must be other victims.
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