St James couple found with overseas residents info, charged
ST JAMES, Jamaica – A man and his girlfriend have been charged by members of the Lottery Scam Task Force following an operation in Anchovy, St James on Tuesday.
Charged are 30-year-old farmer Kenor Francis and 29-year-old Chantelle Reid, a sales representative, both of Anchovy in the parish.
Reports are that between 4:30 am and 9:00 am, lawmen conducted an intelligence led operation at the couple’s home. One laptop computer and a Samsung cellular phone were found and analysed.
Several excel files populated with names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons residing overseas were found on the laptop.
The cell phone contained numerous dialled overseas numbers, text messages, credit card and banking information.
A further search of the area resulted in the discovery of a garbage bag containing overseas Visa debit cards, lead sheets and one composition notebook.
The couple were subsequently arrested and each of them charged with possession of identity Information and possession of access devices.