Scammers posing as police or bank staff convince victims to buy gold bars for 'safekeeping,' then vanish.

MILTON — State police again are issuing a warning about the elaborate gold scam they say has conned victims in Pennsylvania and others as far west as Washington state out of $6.5 million. Multiple ...

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Gold scam: A bizarre investment scam in Norway is prompting warnings after victims were persuaded to buy gold and leave it at ...

The alleged bag man in a $700,000 gold scam walked away from a Michigan coin shop with something far less valuable: foil-wrapped chocolate. Authorities say scammers convinced a 79-year-old Ottawa ...

Millions of retirees are struggling right now as they watch their purchasing power erode amid a slew of issues, including persistent inflation, market volatility and general economic uncertainty. And, ...

A scam targeting older Americans is turning one of the oldest symbols of financial security — gold — into a way for criminals to steal retirees' savings. The New York Police Department is ...

Scammers have to convince their victims to put their money in something that can be stolen, but can’t be traced or retrieved. The latest vehicle is gold. The sophisticated scam involving gold bars is ...

SHOW LOW, Ariz.—The coin shop owner had seen his share of hefty deals, but this call caught him off guard. An elderly man from nearby Snowflake, Arizona, wanted to purchase gold coins valued in the ...

One family is speaking out after a 78-year-old retired Texas widower was scammed out of $2 million — part of a widespread scheme authorities say has targeted seniors across the state. Robert Brown was ...