Spanish police arrest 56 Britons following a series of Costa del Sol raids . Investigators have so far uncovered 500 victims of the timeshare scam . Majority of the victims are pensioners - and police fear there may be thousands more who will never be identified . Scam involved calls from fake lawyers convincing victims to sell property . Police say they found evidence that some people were paid up front, while others had been tricked into paying for properties with money stolen from their bank accounts or credit cards.
Spanish police arrest 56 Britons following a series of Costa del Sol raids . Investigators have so far uncovered 500 victims of the timeshare scam . Majority of the victims are pensioners - and police fear there may be thousands more who will never be identified . Scam involved calls from fake lawyers convincing victims to sell property . Fraudsters then exploited the elderly ex-pats ' ignorance of Spanish law to convince them to pay fake 'admin ' charges of up to £35,000 .