The FBI first warned about an increase in these scams in January 2024, but their popularity has grown. The agency's annual ...

WALTON COUNTY — A scammer claiming to be with the U.S. Treasury Department cost a Walton County resident ... Walton County resident targeted by gold bar scam cost her $280,000 ...

Meanwhile, spot gold prices have risen 25% so far this year, according to LSEG data. While yields on long-dated U.S. Treasury yields have come down from the highs hit earlier this month and the ...

They told her the gold would be placed in a U.S. Treasury vault for safekeeping ... This is not the only instance of gold bar scams. Many cases have been reported around the country, including ...

The caller then transferred them to another individual posing as a federal officer, who instructed the victim to move $10,600 to the “Treasury Department” and purchase gold to protect their ...