Aug 2, 2019
In a Texas suburb, a typical lottery scam has turned into
something much more sinister. A scammer has promised a retired
couple a fictitious lottery payout if they continue to send him
money for fees and taxes. With their life savings gone, the victims
are forced to sell their home. But the swindler isn’t done with
them yet, as his constant calls have created a bond between him and
the 70-year-old woman, who may be suffering from dementia. He
realizes that she has grown fond of him and pivots from a lottery
to a romance scam. He promises her a beautiful life together on the
sandy beaches of Jamaica, where he’s based. The con man tells her
that all he needs is money in order to start building an oceanfront
dream home that they can share. To come up with the funds, he
proposes a disturbing plan. He demands that she kill her husband
and flee to Jamaica with the proceeds of their home sale.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which has been monitoring a
trail of cash making its way from the U.S. to the scammer in
Jamaica, discovers the couple in Texas and sends an agent to their
home. When the agent arrives, little does he know he’s about to
walk into a murder plot.