Authorities say four people with ties to Colombia are responsible for a long-running lottery ticket scam that bilked older Latina women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Four people with ties to Colombia are responsible for a long-running lottery ticket scheme targeting older Latina women in Southern California and bilking them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the FBI announced Monday.
Camargo, Montanez and Lozada are all native Colombians. Henao recently became a U.S. citizen after emigrating from Colombia.According to a federal indictment, the scheme involved approaching Latina women, ages 64 to 81, and asking for help cashing a “winning” lottery ticket. One of the four would pretend to be a lottery official and confirm the ticket’s validity over the phone, while another would offer to help cash in the ticket.
The targets of the scheme were encouraged to contribute money or jewelry, and the suspects would drive them home or to their banks to retrieve the items, court documents show. The victims then were driven to an unknown residence under the guise of waiting for additional contributors while those involved in the scam fled.
Morgan said her team was tipped off by the San Diego County district attorney’s office, which helped identify the suspects.
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