'Merciless exploitation': Street beggar scams Cork pensioners out of €330k life savings

A Romanian national begging on the street targeted two elderly people, told them made-up sob stories for years and gradually got them to hand over their entire life savings, scamming a grand total of €330,000. File photo.

A Romanian national begging on the street targeted two elderly people, told them made-up sob stories for years and gradually got them to hand over their entire life savings, scamming a grand total of €330,000.

A 69-year-old West Cork man was ripped off to the tune of a total of €207,000 – his entire life savings.