Police say a man jailed in Bay Minette
is linked to a Jamaican lottery scam that swindled two Foley
residents out of more than $1 million.
The Mobile Press-Register reports that Foley police Cpl. Tony
Nelson says 71-year-old Stanley Samuel Walker of Kingston, Jamaica,
is being held in the Baldwin County Corrections Center, charged
with theft of property and with bail set at $350,000.
One Foley victim told the newspaper that a man contacted his
wife several months ago and said she had won $48 million in a
sweepstakes. He said his wife sent the scammers about $200,000 and
ran up credit card bills of $500,000 to deliver them more.
In May, U.S. and Jamaican authorities announced the formation of
a task force to combat such scams.
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Police: Man linked to Jamaican lottery scam; swindled $1 million from two people in Foley
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Published: November 04, 2009
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