York County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bill King speaks with residents of Lord Pepperell Apartments in Saco Wednesday about telephone scams that promise big lottery wins. The scams, which tend to originate in Jamaica and target elderly U.S. citizens, require “winners” to send money to help process their lottery win. Local people have been defrauded of thousands of dollars ”“ a Cumberland County woman lost $150,000 and her home and a York County woman lost upwards of $80,000 ”“ in the scams. (Tammy Wells/Journal Tribune)
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