ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 11 Central Florida senior citizens defrauded of their savings say an alleged scam artist promised them badly needed help but delivered nothing.
Marvin Lewis is accused of using an Internet scam to offer senior citizens help with legal proceedings, home improvements and car payments.
Gail Pearman, 72, of Kissimmee, Fla., one of several victims allegedly targeted by Lewis, said no lawsuits were ever filed, and no repairs ever completed, but her car was repossessed, WKMG-TV, Orlando, reported Tuesday.
Pearman accused Lewis of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her.
"To lose that amount of money, it hurts," Pearman said. "You think you have saved up a nest egg and somebody took it. That is hard to cope with."
Lewis also allegedly stole nearly $60,000 from another Central Florida couple and nearly $80,000 from a Kentucky couple, police said.
Lewis, described as a slender man just under 6 feet tall, is known to live in Kentucky, Ohio and Florida and recently opened a Post Office box at an UPS store in Winter Haven, Fla.
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