Senior Scammed In Phony Deed, Refinancing Scam

In Lehigh Acres, Florida, WINK News reports:

• Deputies say an East Naples Woman has scammed one hundred ninety nine thousand dollars from at least two women. Investigators discovered that Yvonne Forbes asked Yvonne Rose of Lehigh Acres to split the cost of a Golden Gate Estates property with her. Instead, deputies say Forbes took the money, and used it to pay off her own home. On top of that, deputies say Forbes convinced Rose to refinance her home, and wired money into Forbes' personal bank account.

For more, including link to the video report, see Victim speaks in real estate scam.

See also, East Naples woman accused of bilking $190K out of 2 women (Naples Daily News, 12-19-07).