Feds allege scammers defrauded 370 seniors of $4.5 million
An elderly Roanoke County woman was scammed for more than $40,000 by two men who promised to sell her South Carolina timeshare if she paid them advance fees. Last week, two suspects linked to the companies she paid were indicted on federal charges in California, in what authorities allege was a 10-year long nationwide scam that defrauded hundreds of senior citizens of $4.5 million.