(WSPA) – A year ago, we brought you the story of an Oconee County woman who lost $20,000 dollars to a sophisticated scam.
However, that turned out to be only the beginning of a journey for the Seneca grandmother, that took her all the way to the nation’s capital.
How her words are making an impact in fighting financial fraud in this 7NEWS Consumer Exclusive.
When we first met Polly Fehler in January of 2022, the retired air force officer and former registered nurse was struggling to pay back the $20,000 that scammers conned her into wiring them, after they hacked into her bank account.
It was then that she told us, “I didn’t just fall, I went down to hell with this.”
Today, she is happy to report, “I’m on top of the world right now.”
As Fehler will attest, that journey didn’t happen overnight.
CONGRESSIONAL INVITE TO WASHINGTON D.C.
A few months after our story aired, U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s office contacted 7NEWS looking to connect with Fehler to invite her to speak at a hearing on “Fraud Targeting The Elderly.”
“And they were so encouraging, they said do you realize if you were to come to Washington and be able to testify before the Senate Committee on Aging about exactly what happened to you, they could ask you questions and they could get everything out in the open,” said Fehler.
Therefore, Fehler…
