YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Shari Gibbs and her husband were looking to buy a house in Youngstown, but when they found an option that seemed to fit their needs, they didn't expect what happened next.

Shari said they were referred to a man who was selling a house on Kenneth Street. They spoke to him over the phone, and he said he just wanted $12,000 cash for it -- saying it needed some work and he didn't want to put the time into fixing it.

They said the offer seemed to be too good to be true, so they decided to do some research to make sure that there were no liens on the property before they agreed to purchase it.

Their search led them to the previous owner -- a 79-year-old woman who said she never sold the home.

WKBN 27 First News spoke with the woman, who declined an interview, but di

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