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Gold Grifters: The People Behind a Massive New Scam Operation (Gold Bar Scams) – Komando.com
Yash Shah was an ordinary individual looking for ways to earn easy money, which involved picking up and dropping off packages. However, his involvement landed him in jail where he now faces criminal charges for participating in a gold bar scam. This type of scam has emerged as one of America’s fastest-growing criminal operations, leading to $126 million in losses in the last year alone.
The scams typically involve convincing victims to purchase gold bars under false pretenses and then surrender them to couriers (like Shah) who unknowingly become part of the criminal scheme. Victims are often tricked through elaborate stories claiming their money or assets are at risk, and the only safe way to secure their funds is to transfer or exchange them into gold — which soon disappears into the hands of scammers.
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