Overseas lotto scams prey on elderly

FRESNO, Calif.

Their 88-year-old mother, Elizabeth has already lost thousands of dollars in foreign lottery schemes.

"She is convinced she is going to get a car -- and $30 million -- and she will always ask 'What kind of car do you want?'" says the victim's daughter, Marcia Jones.

Despite the best efforts by authorities, Elizabeth still believes her big pay day is imminent.

"Unfortunately, she was a true believer in the fraudsters, and they had befriended her and thought she won something. We were unable to convince her she had been scammed," says US Postal Inspector, Frank Schissler.

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