[madison10]

This takes place on Connecticut, it mentions Long Island, too. Maybe the doctor worked in South Africa for a time

[madison10]

Edit: fraudsters were from South Africa.

[nickcarraway]

The only connection to South Africa is that someone who allegedly has the same name as the real person sold the house, pretending to be him sold the lot. That person was allegedly from South Africa. But the real owner grew up in Connecticut.