HARTFORD — The United States Postal Inspection Service and Connecticut Better Business Bureau gain embarked on a campaign to prevent further monetary losses in fake lottery scams and sweepstakes. Much of this type of telemarketing fraud originates in Jamaica. The USPIS has been working with Jamaica’s legislators and law enforcement in a program called Project “JOLT” for Jamaican Operations Linked to Telemarketing. The Project JOLT collaboration has disrupted and shut down several of the telemarketing operations, which funnel money to […]
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