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Frances Sharples lost $665,000 to fraudsters who invaded her computer and has now been hit with a $100,000 tax bill on top because Congress axed protection for fraud victims
The doctorate daughter of a plumber from Queens had made a life advising the federal government on stem cells, new energy technologies and the effects of biological weapons. Despite a history of meticulousness, Sharples was victimized by a global network of online criminals, including a man with a gentle Indian accent who helped make off with much of her life savings.