A 76-year-old Californian man was scammed out of almost $1 million by a cannibal Mexican cartel in a bizarre timeshare fraud. The scam, which has duped dozens of elderly Americans out of their life savings, involved an elaborate scheme that also entangled a man who concocted a scam to betray a violent Mexican cartel. After his arrest in Mexico, he gave a bizarre tale to U.S. agents, admitting, 'I should have listened to my wife'. The situation highlights the extreme lengths to which criminal organizations will go to exploit individuals, including the use of timeshare frauds to target vulnerable populations.