NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Have you thought about what will happen to you when you die? Have you shared that with your loved ones?

Funerals are often one of life’s biggest and last expenses. Planning ahead can be uncomfortable, but it can save money and help ease the burden on your loved ones.

For nearly a half-century, Deloris Evans thought her passing would not be a burden for her family. Decades ago, she bought a prepaid funeral plan.

“I got that when I was young," said Evans. "Thinking I was prepared.”

But there was a big problem. Deloris recently found out she was caught in a scam. She got this letter saying her pre-paid funeral contract is worthless and denied by the funeral home.

The FBI says the company behind it stole nearly half a billion dollars from families across 16 state

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