A woman from New York has told the BBC she lost almost a million dollars to a scammer from Northern Ireland - and says he bought his wife a dazzling 10-carat diamond ring with the proceeds.
The woman, who we are calling Jane because she fears being targeted again, has identified the perpetrator as a member of The Travelling Conmen.
They are a group of UK and Irish nationals involved in construction scams who have been designated by the FBI as a transnational organised crime group.
Jane and other victims of the gang have spoken about their ordeal, including a man who lost $500,000 (£370,971) last year and a woman who lost her son's university fund.
"It's not only humiliating and devastating and shattering – it also just crushes your soul," Jane told BBC Spotlight NI.
