BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (SBG) — Authorities busted fraudsters who targeted the elderly in a Jamaican lottery scam. On Friday, four Jamaican nationals – Peter Walcott, Malik Chambers, Romario Nembhard, and Jermaine Smith – were arrested in Baldwin County. Six more Jamaican suspects have been identified. The FBI says the suspects stole more than $200,000 from dozens of victims across the country.
“Today, the FBI, in conjunction with our federal, state and local partners, took down operation Jamaican knights. This crime syndicate consisted primarily of Jamaican nationals, who were illegal,” said Parker Still, Mobile FBI Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge.
According to the affidavit unsealed Friday afternoon, a FedEx shipping center in Mobile intercepted cash deliveries from elderly victims in February 2023. Victims were told they won the lotto and needed to pay taxes in the form of cash shipments in order to receive their prize…