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Oregon woman swindled out of $600K in gold bars after falling prey to scammers
Oregon woman swindled out of $600K in gold bars after falling prey to scammers
Oregon woman swindled out of $600K in gold bars after falling prey to scammers

Published on: 07/21/2025

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Gold bars are for sale at a shop in Los Angeles in April 2025. (Jae C. Hong/File photo/Associated Press)

An Eastern Oregon woman in her 60s lost $600,000 to scammers after she followed their instructions to buy gold bars and transfer their ownership to them, state officials said.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/07/oregon-woman-swindled-out-of-600k-in-gold-bars-after-falling-prey-to-scammers.html

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