On the face of it, there's nothing sophisticated at all about the scams Jamaican fraudsters try to put over on the elderly. To most of us, their come-ons are beyond unsophisticated: They're preposterous.
For all the silliness of their proposals, however, Sweepstakes scammers can be fairly advanced when it comes to the methods they use to play their outrageous games. One of those techniques is Caller ID Spoofing, which I discussed in an earlier post (click here to read it).
A lesser-known ploy used by the crooks is disguising their voice, a trick that helps them play multiple characters as they weave their web of lies.
By disguising their voice, I'm not talking about speaking into a handkerchief, like actors used to do on old cop shows. I'm talking high-tech voice modification, which can either be done through a unit attached to the phone, or with computer software used in conjunction with VOIP (voice over the internet) phone technology.
While there is no way to be sure whether a scam target is being preyed upon by more than one person (sucker lists have a way of getting around), there is a good chance that the alleged lottery official, FedEx woman, or FBI agent on the phone are all the same person, thanks to the modern technology of deception.
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