A North Carolina man, Troy Murray, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for selling personal data of more than 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican scammers between 2016 and 2023. Murray sold lead lists containing names, phone numbers, addresses, and emails, charging $500 per list and generating over $5.2 million for himself. The scheme caused victim losses exceeding $9.5 million. His son also pleaded guilty to money laundering $1.6 million of the proceeds. The case highlights a surge in elder fraud, with the FBI reporting over 200,000 complaints from Americans aged 60+ in 2024, totaling nearly $7.8 billion in losses — a 59% year-over-year increase.
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