As with any asset, scammers can use gold investments to target unsuspecting victims. Here’s how to identify their swindles.

Investigators say gold scams normally take several months to execute, with the cartel assisting the targeted investors ...

Scammers frequently approach customers in parking lots and gas stations, claiming they are out of money or need money for gas ...

Over 100 gold bars were seized from a phone scammer who thought he'd remain anonymous and now serve as evidence after his arrest.

Local Crime & Public Safety Gold-bar scammer gets 6.5 years in ‘national epidemic’ Maryland woman lost more than $700,000 in ruse in which people posed as government agents.

Gold scammers are back in town, according to the Washington State Patrol. On Tuesday, Trooper C. Thorson sent an alert warning drivers about the scam. In 2021, Gary Horcher reported on similar ...

FBI imposters are instructing victims, often seniors, to liquidate their assets. The scammers then arrange for couriers to pick up the cash or gold.

Gold bar scammers swindle Montgomery County senior out of almost $1M Gold bar scammers have repeatedly targeted Montgomery County seniors. Here's how authorities say they fooled an 82-year-old woman ...

A man convicted of helping target and dupe two people over the age of 70 in Montgomery County by taking part in what’s known as a gold bar scam has been sentenced.

Scammers trying to sell low-cost gold jewelry at high prices were seen again Monday along some Tri-Cities area highways. A Washington State Patrol trooper spotted two men next to a rented Escalade ...