Shorewood Man Defrauded of More Than $1,000

An 83-year-old Shorewood man fell victim to a phone scam in which he told police Tuesday he lost more than $1,000.

After he received a phone call from a man in Jamaica who told him he had won a $1.5 million lottery and just needed to wire over some funds, the local man wired $350. The victim received a second call, during which the Jamaican man said the victim needed to wire another $150 for the lottery winnings.

The victim wired money to Jamaica five different times, totaling $1,265, until he figured out something wasn't right and called police.

Police say the victim twice called the number of the Jamaican man. The first time he called, a man answering the phone identified himself as an FBI agent. On the second call, the man told the victim he worked for Global International Services. When police called the number, it was disconnected.