He promised dream holidays, luxury getaways and raffle wins all sold through glamorous influencers on social media .

But behind it all was a convicted fraudster now accused of bleeding an 82-year-old woman dry.

The alleged scam unfolded on the Gold Coast , Queensland , where pensioner Carole Curtis trusted the man at the centre of the investigation.

7NEWS has exclusively revealed the identity of the man accused of siphoning off Curtis’s life savings and exploiting her through power of attorney: Christopher Bruce Smith, a twice-bankrupt convicted conman.

“I am penniless,” Curtis told 7NEWS.

Smith is also accused of using her name to control dozens of companies.

When they couldn’t pay the bills, Smith allegedly convinced her to take out a high-interest mortgage on her home.

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