Man Jailed for Selling Elderly Americans' Data to Scammers

TL;DR. A North Carolina man received over 10 years in prison for selling personal data of 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican scammers. - Troy Murray generated over $5.2 million by selling lead lists containing names, addresses, and phone numbers. - Scammers used this information to commit lottery fraud, causing victims more than $9.5 million in losses. - Murray's son will also plead guilty to money laundering .6 million of the illicit funds.

Troy Murray sentenced to 121 months for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Sold lead lists of elderly Americans to scammers between 2016 and 2023.
Generated $5.2 million for himself, causing $9.5 million in victim losses.

Sources

Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans — bleepingcomputer.com

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