A Jamaican man was on Tuesday sentenced for his part in a lottery scam that has targeted vulnerable U.S citizens.
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Julius Lorenzo George Jackson was sentenced to 18 months during a hearing before U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch. He had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
Jackson called several people and falsely informed them that they had won millions of dollars in the lottery, according to court documents.
The victims were convinced to pay thousand of dollars in order to collect their ‘winnings’.
He received money either directly into his bank account or through a wire transfer of funds. He kept a portion of the money and transferred the rest to a co-conspirator in Jamaica, authorities said.
