'Make-A-Wish' Impersonators Swindle Seniors In $20M Phone Scam

'Make-A-Wish' Impersonators Swindle Seniors In $20M Phone Scam

A group of brazen scammers impersonating the Make-A-Wish Foundation and government agencies have taken elderly victims for more than $20 million, ABC News reports.

After initially reporting on the fraud scheme at the beginning of the summer, ABC headed to Costa Rica to confront conmen involved.

Some of the victims had been previous donors or associated with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to sick children, making the scam even more believable at its onset to its victims.

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