Alleged scammer gets bag of chocolate coins instead of $700K in gold after store owner gets suspicious — what tipped him off (and what you must know)

Sometimes scammers get their just desserts.
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Retired social worker lost $300,000 to a gold coin scam, and she just discovered she’s triggered an IRMAA surprise

Quick ReadScammers stole $300,000 from Barbara Putnam, the IRS billed her $53,000 in taxes, and Medicare now deducts IRMAA surcharges on the stolen income.Fraud losses targeting older adults grew 300% ...

Yug B Chauhan: Indian-origin suspect caught with chocolate coins after tricking Michigan woman in $700K gold coin scam

Yug B. Chauhan was arrested after convincing a 79-year-old Michigan woman to trade her $700,000 savings for fake gold coins.
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Accused scammer gets chocolate coins, not $700,000 in gold

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Told her Social Security funds were being used to support terrorism, a widow was directed to buy $700 ...
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Accused scammer gets chocolate coins instead of $700K in gold

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After being told her Social Security funds were supporting terrorism, a widow was directed to buy $700,000 in gold — but an alert store owner intervened before crooks ...
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Suspects in gold coin theft nabbed in Augusta County

Three suspects were recently arrested in Augusta County after police say a Caroline County woman fell victim to a gold coin ...
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Accused scammer gets chocolate coins, not $700,000 in gold

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Told her Social Security funds were being used to support terrorism, a widow was directed to buy $700,000 in gold — but an alert store owner intervened before crooks could ...