The scam has been linked to 500 murders in past five years

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261599/Imani-Green-shooting-8-arrested-British-girls-murder-Jamaica.html

This information has been revealed because of the murder of an uninvolved British schoolgirl holidaying in Jamaica in what is believed might be part of ongoing inter-gang rivalry.

The racket involves tricking people in America into thinking they’ve scooped the lottery and getting them to wire an ‘advance fee’ to collect their winnings.

Around £30million was sent to Jamaica last year alone and the sums involved have led to disputes among the criminals who collect it.

The scam has been linked to 500 murders in the past five years and is responsible for half of violent crime in the area where Xxxxx was killed.