I've been getting these calls from 876 numbers for weeks to my cell phone, which is quite annoying. AT&T won't block them without charging me, so I've been creating a set of blocked call contacts in my phone list, and assigning each new 876 number to the list, and giving the contact its own ring so I know the call's from Jamaica. Thusfar they've used about 12 different numbers. I've reported this to Interpol, to the FCC, and to the local police, but have yet to get any sort of satisfactory response.

I've found the best strategy to dealing with these calls is to answer the call on mute so that the person basically gets blank air and cannot leave a message. I figure at some point they're going to decide it's not worth calling the number, and in the meantime, I've found it far more satisfying than trying to talk to them. I'm also continuing to build up my phone book of Jamaican numbers in the hopes of reporting them to whichever authority (if there is one) is out there to shut them down. This scam really does need to be stopped.

- polly

I have been receiveing calls constantly from these people and they don't get a clue. They have even tried to get information from my children if they answer the phone and often times scream obscenities at them. They say they are with the FBI, or the Federal Government, and have names like Mr. Washington. I don't have caller ID because I am on a budget, but not feel like cancelling my phone all together. I tell them to stop calling and eventually unplug my phone all together. It is ridiculous that I can't even answer my own phone that I pay for without being harrassed. This is America, I should feel safe and be able to protect my family from these criminals. Why isn't our government doing something about this???? My phone company 'Mcleod' states they can block phone numbers but I will be charged a fee. I feel so violated and have no where to go for help!

Just got a phone all from Kayon in Jamaic looking for her father (my brother-in-law). The numbers were 876-394-9160 and 876-897-7576, and the name associated with the account was James Kingston. Supposedly she's 26 and the number was given to her by an investigator who was helping her find her father. My brother-in-law would have to be 8 or 10 to have fathered her. I told her that and she still wanted to talk to him. interestingly enough, she did NOT have a jamaican accent.

Wow.. This is what you call a hoax. A complete hoax

My wife and I have been getting these calls for some time now. While I was overseas, my wife asked if I knew anyone in Jamaica and when was the last time I was in Las Vegas. I told her I hadnt been there in almost 30 years and that I didnt know anyone from there. She proceeded to tell me about some guy that called and said he was an agent of mine and that I had recently met with him and he needed to talk with me about some money they owed me. They got a bit upset with her, when she informed them that I hadnt been in the US for almost 9 months.

Not even a day after I returned home, I answered the first call from the 876 number. I kindly informed them that they were mistaken in that I hadnt been to Las Vegas recently and would they mind stop calling. The jamaican told me I was a liar and they only wanted to give me what was mine. I then explained to him that I was not interested and that any future attempted at contacting me would be turned over to the local authorities. Then I hung up.

Its been a week now and today I get another call. As soon as I picked up the phone, the guy starts in on his sales pitch and thats where I cut him off. I reminded him that I would contact law enforcement and report them for harassment. With that I hung up the phone. It wasnt even a minute later I receive yet another phone call. This guy states that he is the last guys boss and that his accountant was just trying to get me to receive the money owed to me. I told him I wasnt interested yet again and that as soon as we were done I was calling law enforcement. This guy gets mad and starts yelling that he is going to kill me and my wife. That I can call the FBI, Federal Marshalls and whoever else that it wouldnt stop him from coming to my home and killing me. This kinda spooks me, so I immediately call my local bureau of investigation and report the death threat. A little spooky and not really sure what to do from here.

This has to be one of the most intricate telephone scams Ive come across.. You cant help but feel sorry for all those caught up in this.

My mom who lives in navada started to get this scam call if you wire $325 to a donald micchell in montego bay st james that she would be getting 1.5 mill a police officer and their att. out of las vegas will be at her door step to give her the check I found this web site and thank god for all the people that listed their exp. has saved my mother her life thank you all and god bless you

A Mr. White called with a courteous notification of $3.7 million won in a sweepstakes. He gave me the above number as where I needed to call to confirm my identity so that a check accompanied by a U.S Marshall (!) could be delivered via FedEx.
I hung up, started searching the intarnets, and came to this fine site to share my story.
He called back ten minutes later, asking me why I hadn't called the number back. I just told him that i hadn't because it was a fraud, and thanks.
Then I hung up.
Now I'm waiting for further annoyances, but this is the kind of thing that could bilk many less savvy people out of their much needed cash. I hope that the FCC or FTC will do something to stem this rotten tide...

Hi I'm so glad I found this website. How funny is that I was researching the 876 number for my mother and found this. My mom has been recieving phone calls from a Mr. James stating that she won the international sweepstakes. Or the Federal Reseveres Bank and they had recieved her documents. Thank God my mom knew better and hung up the phone. She thought that was the end. Well as you all know it wasn't. The funny thing is they are asking for someone named peggy. But that is not my moms name. They have all my moms info but the wrong name. At some points she would go along with this man, by telling him that if he paid the money and brought it to her that she would slipt the money with him. He said he can't do that cause it was in locked briefcase in Nevada. He then asked her if she can take it out off her social sercurity check when she gets it . I begain to freaked how on how he knew that info. I told her to call her local police and she what they can do. They listen to the phone call , when my mother called them back to find out what she won and where to sent the money. The officer then told them to stop calling. That lasted for a week. When I was down to visit her in I had the joy of talking to Mr. James and had a few words with him.He then hung up the phone and called back looking for Mrs. Peggy. I waited 10 minutes and called him back on my cell phone because it has a New York area code and told him I was calling from an attorneys office and told him I was reporting him to the FBI and the Homeland Sercurity and and his local police in Jamica and any other officals that I can. He has called once since then. And this happened just last week. Here are some of the phones numbers from him.

876-507-2425
876-554-1365
876-362-8800
876-386-9229
876-407-8541

876-591-8894
Lotto scam call earlier today, just thought I'd add it to the list.

My mother has sent nearly $2000(maybe/probably more) to scammers over the last year.(she has no savings and lives SS check to SS check) Most of them in Jamaica, but also Costa Rica and Canada. Her story is basically the same as everyone else who have posted here(receiving numerous calls daily blah blah blah) and we have countless numbers, names and addresses which are totally useless. When I finally found out what was going on, I reported it to the FTC...they only collect info for others to investigate. (DO report what you have so that eventually perhaps something can be done to stop these crooks.) The State Attorney General has yet to call me back. I also contacted the local authorities(they actually seemed interested) who referred me to the state authorities in charge of foreign fraud who told me that Nigerian and Jamaican scams are NOT being prosecuted at this time. I then called the FBI who told me that unless my mother had lost $100,000.00 or more, they would not even investigate it. I told the FBI that I had a lot of numbers and addresses for the Jamaican Crooks and the "Special Agent" told me that I could fax them to him if I wanted....Yeah right, do you think he would actually look at them???? There you have it Ladies and Gentlemen....OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK. Please excuse me while I go BARF!

Please be advised my 78yr oldMother is being sammed by this allegd Jamaica phone scam thing. She changed residential proviers, after notifying Verizon, who refused o do any more for her after admitting that they were aware i was ot her making the calls, they credited her bill then billed her again. Now, her new provider has billed her for this same call charge t Jamaica and afew other calls as well. She refuses to change her phone number of over 35+ yrs., so what else can she do to protect herself. She has also been a victim of IDTHEFT, as someone has accessed her bank accounts 2x, and she has sinc changed all acounts.

I am being bombarded with calls from these scammers for a whole year. They leave messages on my answer machine saying that we need to take care of business. Their phone number is 876-298-0331. They call my house at least eight times a day. I want them to stop calling my house. How do I stop these people from calling my home? I told them that I am not participating in their scam. I must be the only name on their calling list. I feel like they are harassing me with their phone calls (a game).

On July 11. 2008:

I was aware of these scams, and their spiel was easy to recognize -- but I wanted to get as much information as possible so I could alert others.

The caller, upon confirming my name and my wife's, address, zip code and phone number, told me I had won $10,000. The phone connection was horrible and we were cut off twice -- and he kept calling me back! I wonder if they are stuck with the huge phone bills we would pay if we were to call them back? Anyway, he wanted me to wire $1500 through Western Union (he even told me where the office was located) to Kingsley Thompson in Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies. I was to then call 1-876-275-5847 when the transaction was complete. He even asked me for my cell phone number so he could check on my progress toward wiring the money immediately. Of course I know these crooks can't be traced, but I think keeping the public aware is the service we can provide. The Attorney General's Office has a record of their attempt as well.

My parents just informed me of this Jamaican scam ordeal that they have been dealing with for a month. I say do what I do, DON'T ANSWER YOUR PHONE, EVER, IF IT IS A NUMBER YOU DO NOT RECOGNIZE!!!! If it is someone important, they will leave a message and you can decide then if it is a legitimate call.

(876) 417-0875

Called three times today alone. They've been calling my grandparents for the past year asking for money. They've had two different reasons for calling. One was to give them $900.00 [sent to Jamaica, NY] for $9,000,000. This man who called himself "Peter." The current scam is to send $100 to Beaufort Island, N.C. and we would receive $4.5 million and a Mercedes Benz from a "Louis" also calling himself "Detective Ron." We threatened we would record them and their threats and send the tapes into the police and so "Louis" changed his name to "Detective Ron." He is verbally violent, telling us to f*** off, etc. Also he said that as a "Detective" he would throw us in prison for not sending us the money.

I recently got a new cell phone number and I received a phone call in the middle of the night a couple of days ago. I didn't answer and dove deeper into my sleep when I heard the ring bc I knew that if it was an emergency the person would call back and hardly anyone I knew even had the phone number. I called the number back when I woke up the next morning and received a recording stating that my call could not be completed at this time and try my call again later. As soon as I hung up my phone rang again but I didn't hear it. I thought that it was a telemarketing company but when I called later that morning a male with an accent answered. I explained to him that I just got the number and he must have misdialed because I don't know him and I quickly hung up. He then proceeded to call me three additional times. When I made it to work I called again and tried to be nicer and help him understand that I know he was not looking for me because I had only had the number about a three or four days. When I told him this he asked for my name which I supplied (first name only)and gave his name as Kirk. He stated that God gave him my phone number or told him to dial my number. I don't believe this for one second and as a Christian I have a problem with people who speak of God and tell lies in the same breath. He didn't ask me for anything other than if he could call me again I wonder if my cell phone bill is going to be charged. He called late last night and I did not answer and this morning while I was ironically researching jamaican scams. Today he said that he was calling to just talk; I asked him in regards to what and did not say anything. I told him that I think these calls can get pricey and he stated that he added many minutes to his cell phone.

i received a call from 876-596-1472 today. they said they were ups and that i had a won $1.5 million dollars, that since i was a member of nysc, i was randomly selected and was the winner. they asked me my address, which i did not give but they knew. where are these people getting this information from? what am i supposed to do about this? i have notified my phone carrier but wondering if i should get in touch with anyone else.

OK I GOT ONE OF THOSE PHONE CALLS THIS MORNING TELLING ME I HAD WON $255,000.OO AND NEW TOYOTA CAMRY . THE DRIVER WAS ON HIS WAY WITH THE LAWYER TO DELIVER MY CAR AND MY CHECK. ALL I NEEDED TO DO WAS GO DO A WIRE TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT IOF $700.00 TO A LAWYER IN BRIDGEPORT CONN. NAMED MARVIN OTTEY . THE CALLER ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS JAMES TAYLOR. i GOT HIM GOING , I GAVE HIM A BOGGUS TRANSFER NUMBER AND HE SAID OK I WILL PUT THAT IN COMPUTER AND CALL YOU BACK . SO HE CALLS BACK AND SAYS YOU PUT HOLD ON MONEY . i SAID YES WHEN YOUR GUYS SHOW UP AT MY HO,E AND I KNOW THIS IS REAL I WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU . NO HE SAYS NOT DONE THAT WAY . SO HE HANGS UP CALLS ME BACK PRETENDS TO BE SOMEONE DIFFRENT FROM THE IRS CONFIRMING THIS IS LEGITIMATE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS HAS GONE ON ALL DAY NOW HE TELLS ME THEY WILL COME TO MY HOME TOMORROW AM FIRST THING WITH CHECK AND CAR ALL I NEED TO DO IS GIVE THE LAWYER THE TRANSFER RECEIPT. DONT THINK SO . I DIDNT FALL OFF THE TURNIP TRUCK TODAY . ANYWAY I HAVE TRIED TO CONVINCE THEM TO COME MEET ME AND LETS BE SURE THIS IS REAL . NO CAN DO . I WNAT THE LOCAL NEWS AND POLICE HERE IF THEY SHOW UP . BUT YOU KNOW THAT IT WONT HAPPEN THEY ARE NOT GONNA SHOW UP ESPECIALLY IF THEY GET THE MONEY FIRST. I HOPE EVERYONE IS CAREFUL AND DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM . MY LOCAL POLICE DEPT CHECKED THE NUMBER AND TOLD ME IT IS OUT OF JAMAICA.

WE HAD A PHONE CALL THE OTHER DAY FROM 876-873-7902 MY FATHER WAS WAITING ON A PHONE CALL AND HE THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT BE HIM, WELL IT WASN'T!!!! THE MAN STARTED OUT BY SAYING THAT HE WANTED TO TALK TO MR. DAVID WHICH IS MY FATHER AND SAYING MR. DAVID I'M WITH BANK OF AMERICA AND YOU HAVE WON $325,000 IN RETURN I NEED YOU TO SEND ME $225 SO YOUR MONEY CAN BE THERE WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS ON A PRIVATE JET. MY FATHER TOLD HIM THAT HE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN HIS PRANKS AND NEEDED TO CALL SOME OTHER IDIOT. WELL, THAT MADE THE MAN MAD SAYING "F" YOU MR. DAVID, YOUR A "F"ing IDIOT MR. DAVID AND KEPT GOING, MY DAD HUNG UP. WELL, WE DECIDED TO CALL THE NUMBER BACK TO SEE IF IT WOULD REALLY WORK AND IT DID! MY DAD ACTED LIKE HE WAS THE LOCAL POLICE (WHICH IS WRONG.) THE GUY SAID "HELLO" INSTEAD OF "BANK OF AMERICA" TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS THE LOCAL POLICE HE FLIPPED OUT "F" YOU MR. DAVID I KNOW ITS YOU CAN KEPT RAMBLING. AFTER MY FATHER TOLD HIM WHO IT WAS THE MAN CALMED DOWN. WE STARTED PLAYING AROUND WHILE MY DAD WAS ASKING A BUNCH OF ?S I WAS RECORDING IT. HE FINALLY TOLD US HIS NAME WAS JEFFREY SCOTT AND HE WAS WITH BANK OF AMERICA IN CALIFORNIA. WE ASKED WHAT CITY IN CALIFORNIA? HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION SO WE ASKED AGAIN AND THEN WE SAID LOS ANGELES? HE SAID YES! HE ASKED MY FATHER TO WIRE THE MONEY FROM WESTERN UNION TO 10 HART ST MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA W.I. SO WE TOLD HIM WE WOULD IF HE GAVE US AN HOUR AND WE TOLD HIM THAT WE WOULD SEND IT CHECK. HE STARTED GETTING LOUDER AND SAYING NO I SAID CASH, WE TOLD HIM WE WOULD SEND $225 IN PENNIES IF HE WOULD PAY FREIGHT HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH FREIGHT WOULD BE AND WE TOLD HIM ABOUT $125 AND THEN HE GOT LOUDER. WE ASKED THE NAME WE WERE SUPPOSE TO WIRE IT TO AND IT WAS FITZROY LONGMAN. WE GOT OFF THE PHONE AND WITHIN AN HOUR HE CALLED BACK AND I ANSWERED HE SAID THAT HE WANTED TO TALK TO MR. DAVID I TOLD HIM THAT HE COULDN'T COME TO THE PHONE AND HE KEPT GOIN AT ME. WHEN I DIDN'T LET HIM TALK TO MY FATHER HE STARTED CUSSIN AT MY IN JAMAICAN I GUESS. COUPLE MORE HOURS THEY CALLED BACK AND TALKED TO MY FIANCE AND THEY THOUGHT THAT HE WAS MY FATHER HE KEPT TELLING HIM THAT HE WASN'T BUT THEY STILL CALLED HIM MR. DAVID SAYING THAT YOU PROMISED ME YOU WOULD WIRE THE MONEY. MY FIANCE FINALLY HUNG UP ON THEM HAVEN'T REALLY HEARD ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN YESTERDAY THEY CALLED BACK BUT NOBODY WAS HOME. I HAVE LIKE 3 OTHER PHONE #S ON THESE PEOPLE I WILL POST.

Wow. This might be one of the most insanely indepth articles I've ever seen on the topic. Congrats and thanks.

WELL, they are still calling even though I told them my Mother-in-Law Died (NOT). They are also using area codes from her area and this morning our caller ID said ZERO 0

Just a few minutes ago they called again using 876-506-6292 and they tried to disguise their Jamaican accent! Glad to find this sight and hope it helps others, especially if they GOOGLE the numbers.

This is me that posted New Number New Name Same Scam i will now be using XxEnviedxX so u can know its me but anyway....i think that they taped into some of our phone companies ( like t-mobile verzion wireless etc) because i had one scammer call me in my area code and he had a typical name and i got my cell phone bill and i seen that i got charge $24 from them calling me and somehow on my bill it came up as if i called them 16 times which i did not so i am highly pissed and someone needs to do something about this cuz its going 2 far now

876 298 3764

Here is another number... I just got back from Montego Bay so someone must be collecting these numbers....

I got a call and when I saw the number I got it confused with our daughters area code so answered it. He told me his name was "Mr. Washington" but in a way that told me it wasn't. He then told me I had won $5m. I told him "don't don't don't call this number again" and hung up. He called back using call block and I let the answering machine get it. He talked to it telling me that the F.B.I. and the C.I.A. were taping the conversation, I answered the phone and told him "good, so am I." I can't but wanted him to think that. Well I told him to hold on and got my husband to pick up the other phone to listen to him. He then told me I had won $450,000, the amount shrunk between calls I guess. I told him I knew it was a scam, he of course told me it wasn't. Then I asked him what he wanted, he told me I had to pay $150 for a state stamp tax, whatever that may be, in order to get my money delivered to me in a package brought to me by the Marshal. I burst out laughing at him and told him to take the fee out of my winnings. This made him mad, and he called me a "bitch." Needless to say this made my husband very angry. He had a few choice words to say to him and then the man told him "I know where you live and I am coming to shoot you." My husband told him "you stupid S.O.B. do you think you are the only one that owns a gun? Come on, mine needs a bit of target practice" and then he hung up on him. I don't know for sure but I think it was him that called right back, I let the machine get it and when it did he hung up, then he called back again but forgot to block it and again I let the machine get it. If they start to call in the middle of the night like some have had them do I will just unplug the phones when we go to bed, and have everyone call the cells if they need to get hold of us. This is not my first dealings with these people, they called about 6 months ago too. I tried to put this call on phone block but it wouldn't take it, when I called the operator she told me the call was not from anyone in the states and that was why it wouldn't take it. Something needs to be done about these people. The number they use was 876-589-2825 I haven't seen it on here, but they probably have hundreds of numbers they are using.

I received a call today from aTel. No.:876-480-2915. I have a winning in the amount of $3.5 Million. They have transfered to me $500,000 but I have to send them $795..00 to pay for the Bar chart code or something like that and to receive my money. He gave me the Western Union Mtcn Nr. 318-384-5573,. I called Western Union and they told me that there wre funds available. They did not disclose the amount.
I've had this happen to me before. What they do, They will send approx: $100.00, but to themselfes. You call the Western Union and they confirm, funds are available and you pay them the amount and your money is gone. and you'll find out later, that he money was sent by you to them. I never paid them, because I was fortunate to have a friend inthe Wetern Union who found this out for me how it works.

876-303-5021

Appeared in my caller id with some weird message. thank god i found this site!

SORRY I POSTED THE SAME QUESTIONS 3 TIMES BUT IT DID NOT SHOW THAT IT WENT THROUGH ON MY COMPUTER UNTILL LATER

I GOT A PHONE CALL 2 DAY SAYING THAT I WON 5.5 MILLION DOLLARS BUT I WOULD HAVE 2 PAY $199 FOR THEM TO SEND ME THE CHECK IN PERSON.....THE FOREIGN LADY TOLD ME THAT HER NAME WAS MS. JOHNSON AND TO CALL ANOTHER NUMBER (876)-076-9516 BUT SHE CALLED ME FROM (876)476-9560 SO I WAS THINKING WHY DO I HAVE 2 CALL ANOTHER NUMBER IF I AM ALREADY TALKING TO YOU SO I STARTED ASKING A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS LIKE HOW DID YOU GET MY NUMBER AND KNOW MY ADDRESS AND SHE WAS LIKE YOU FILLED SOMETHING OUT FOR MY COMPANY "THE AMERICAN UNCLAIMED MONEY CORP" @ A GROCERY STORE SO I ASKED WILL WHICH GROCERY STORE DID I FILL IT OUT @ AND SHE SAID SHE DID NOT KNOW BUT IT WAS MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE, WHICH WAS A LIE BECAUSE I SHOP IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND I DID NOT RECALL FILLING ANYTHING OUT TO WIN 5;5 MILLION DOLLARS SO FROM RIGHT THERE I KNEW IT WAS A SCAM...THAN I START ASKING A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND SHE GOT MAD AND WAS LIKE I WILL HAVE MY MANGER CALL YOU AND TELL YOU ALL ABOUT OUR COMPANY SO I WAS LIKE OK THAN I FINALLY CALLED THAT OTHER NUMBER THAT SHE TOLD ME AND IT WAS HER THE SAME VOICE AND EVERYTHING! I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL CHARGE ME BECAUSE I KEPT CALLING HER TO ASK QUESTIONS (ABOUT 3 TIMES) THAN CALLING THAT OTHER NUMBER ONCE BUT IT IS A LESSON LEARNED IF THEY DO AND FROM NOW ON I WONT BELIEVE ANYONE WHEN THEY TELL ME I WON SOME MONEY UNLESS ITS FROM PCH.COM AND THEY COME TO MY HOUSE FREE OF CHARGE AND GIVE ME THE CHECK LOL

This has been an awful experience, not only for my Mother-in-law, but my Husband and her neighbors. They all have been putting up with these Jamaicans for over a Year. I have personally decided to NEVER VISIT Jamaica do to the scum that have called and THREATENED my Mother-in-Law and her Neighbors. They have called and called and called. When my M.I.L. did not give her Personal Information to the Jamaicans, they threatened to come to her house and killer her by slitting her throat in the middle of the night. My husband has told them to stop calling and so have the neighbors, but it would not stop. She is Frail and suffers from Dementia, so we stepped in to handle her finance's a few years ago. What an Eye Opener. Another Scam did suck out of her bank account over $15,000.00, they were out of Jacksonville, Fl. We were able to get some of the money back by filing complaints. And when we thought that that mess was taken care of, by starting a NEW ACCOUNT, my M.I.L. gave the scammer's her NEW ACCOUNT NUMBER! We went through this 4 times and then decided to no longer leave a balance in the account and put a block on it. It worked and solved that problem, but now this NEW DILEMMA with the Jamaicans SCAM.
We found out she had called Jamaica and corrected that with the Phone Company. This group that is calling her are telling her she WON MILLIONS and with the Dementia she does not know her SS# or Bank Account Numbers, which has helped to keep them out of her money. She was to a breaking point after being told 10 times a day that she has WON MILLIONS and all they needed was her personal information. SO, I put call forwarding from her Line to Mine and NOW, I know how they harassed her to the point of almost giving her a Heart Attack. They start at DAWN. But, I had decided to turn the tables on them by telling the Jamaicans she had DIED. But, do you think that would stop them, HELL NO! They keep calling to inquire. They act like they have know her for years and plan on stopping by. SO, after a few days, the calls have lessened. HERE ARE THE NUMBERS:
210-401-0334 TEXAS AREA
876-491-0599
876-298-7303

The same thing happened to me. They must have gotten my number from somewhere along the sites i have posted it in my firm's interest. I never react to such scams because I know what calls or packages I should get and from whom. And if the number seems a bit funny I always check it before calling.

The number they were told to call was 876-296-3909. A foreign accented man who spoke with broken English said he was with the 'U.S. Marshall's Office' and was on their way to their home to give them $50,000 they had won in a lottery. When she told him she had not entered any lotteries, he quickly retorted that if she had ever ordered anything by mail or had registered with marketing surveys, she would have been registered for this lottery. She immediately called the local police and an officer responded to file a report. It seems that it's a common problem with elderly people being scammed by these Jamaican hoods. What was particularly unnerving was that the caller had personal information that someone only close to them would know (mentioned my dad's name and said they checked with him at the police dept. My dad has been deceased for 10 years and retired from the PD 2 years before he died). It was this information that led her to believe this was not on the up and up. The caller said the 876 number was to the Marshall's office in Cherokee, AL. Cherokee has a population of less than 1000 and there's certainly no Marshall's office there nor ever has been.
People really fall for this crap??

These people keep calling my mothers house asking for me and saying they have a package waiting for me. This has been going on for several weeks. Today they changed the story to a check waiting for me instead of a package. Sometimes they will try and change there voice and name to fool her. They've left the 876-292-7791 phone number for me to call back.

For the past two days my husband and I have been receiving phone calls from Kingston Jamaica, 1-876-399-8428. The guy claims that we have a UPS package that was shipped to Montego Bay Jamaica to the Sandals resort and that he needs to ship to us within 24 hours. My husband and I vacationed in Jamaica almost 2 years ago so we started the investigation with Sandals resorts. The man calling has been very persistant in calling our home almost 6 times in 2 days. We looked up the scam on the internet and found this. We don't know how they got our number or the fact that we had been to a Sandals Jamaica resort. Any ideas?

876-841-8052
360-483-3402
360-746-0843--noted as "gateway"
876-841-8052
876-302-0301
876-421-6941
876-494-1328
876-401-2854
318-768-545799
876-854-5799
876-507-0521

there are many more but i have to go but will post later!!!!! OH YEAH DONT 4-GET THE NAMES.... I'LL POST THOSE ALSO!!!!

876-841-8052
360-483-3402
360-746-0843--noted as "gateway"
876-841-8052
876-302-0301
876-421-6941
876-494-1328
876-401-2854
318-768-545799
876-854-5799
876-507-0521

there are many more but i have to go but will post later!!!!! OH YEAH DONT 4-GET THE NAMES.... I'LL POST THOSE ALSO!!!!

On 04/15/2008
I have receive a call on that day, the person on the phone told me tha I have won a prize. This call was followed by this International wining lottery prize sent to my adress with a check total $3,846.97,from the office of Robert Olson who was the account manager, his phone# 17787729545.He told me that I had to deposit the check ,then money transfer thru Western Union in the amount of $2,245.Unfortunately I did ,now my bank statement is in negative.I have been trying to get in contact with him ever since but no answer. Then few days later I receive a call from a Guy name Morson said that he works for the ups that he held a check for me in the amount of $ 850,000.00. He had promise me a delivery after transfering over $ 4,000.00 thru Western Union. Till this day he's telling me he has the check on hold. His phone # 1876-395-7883. I wish there is someone out there that can stop this madness.

very scary.we will come to know about such scams only by reading these kind of articles or mails etc,thanks for sharing this information.

recieve several calls per day on wifes cell phone . its always a different jerk. they always ask for "Houston Smith"
its always something like I won a million dollars in the New york State Lottery, or some other lottery. or I won some give away prize that I have to claim. I can tell they are fishing for personal information. when I call them on thier Scam they swear at me and make rude comments and hang up. They do not always have a Jamaican accent.
several were english speakers. I am getting tired of bieng attacked by these freaks. they are obviousley hacking phone companies and doing real damage to ligitamate business and citizens in the US and elswere. This is a viscious attack.

This is still happening...my brother got a call this morning (4/17/08) saying that the man was from ups in Las Vegas and were holding a package for him that needed postage paid in the amount of $150. fortunately, he called me before doing anything and we checked it out....the number he was given was 876-495-7510..J.M. Kingston.

He also received a call awhile back from International Gateway at 817/717-8455...telling him he had won millions of dollars and all he had to do was send $2,500.00 to have the money ship to him....he almost fell for this one.

Who do I call on this?