Fifty persons have already been charged under the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transactions) (Special Provisions) Act, which was passed in Parliament less than six months ago.

This was disclosed by National Security Minister Peter Bunting, who described the act, commonly referred to as the Lotto Bill, as a "very effective piece of legislation", which has made law enforcers much more equipped at tackling the lottery scam and other forms of cybercrimes.

"I'm also very hopeful that we will see some convictions under this (legislation) within the next few months," Bunting said.

He was speaking at the National Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St Andrew on Monday.

Cybercrime cases have become a major challenge for local law enforcers as Internet and e-commerce activities become even more commonplace.

According to the latest data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, proceeds from cybercrimes have amounted to more than $2 billion in Jamaica over the last four years.

Statistics also reveal that between 2011 and 2012, over 1,000 websites have been hacked, including some of those managed by the State.

The Cybercrime Unit in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has disclosed that there have been 88 cases of third-party debit and credit-card fraud since the start of the year.