A Sedgwick County woman in her 80s was swindled out of $255,000 in gold over the course of a months-long phone scam after she was convinced the strangers on the line were FBI agents safeguarding her finances.
Now, two of the men allegedly involved in the conspiracy are under investigation by real FBI agents, who allege they intentionally targeted elderly, retired individuals.
The scam, an affidavit described, began in late May 2025 when the 84-year-old woman said she received a phone call. The caller transferred her to a man who identified himself as Richard Williams, an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation…