LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — Felony charges have been filed against two men accused of scamming a Lake County woman out of $17,000.

Danny Paio, a 29-year-old New York resident and Chul Paik, a 44-year-old New Jersey resident, have each been charged with two felony counts of theft.

Lake County deputies say the charges stem from the duo's alleged role in a scheme to con an 80-year-old woman out of thousands by posing as representatives for the online payment service PayPal.

According to deputies, an investigation into the incident revealed that the scheme began earlier this month after the duo allegedly sent the victim, an 80-year-old Green Oaks resident, an email claiming to be representatives from PayPal.

The email allegedly claimed that the victim had made a purchase of more than $760 and inst

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