Jamaican Switch Law and Legal Definition
Jamaican switch is a method by which two or more persons induce a victim through confidence, to withdraw money from a bank and then deprive him/her from the money by fraudulent trick. Jamaican switch is also referred to as an illegal scheme whereby a conspirator claims to be a foreigner and fraudulently convinces the victim to help in handling a large sum of money. The victim provides money to the conspirator in good faith and ultimately victim is left cheated by the conspirator. Generally, Jamaican switch is invariably perpetrated by Negroes. [People v. Walton, 2007 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8916 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Nov. 1, 2007)]
