Illinois Woman Duped Out of $318K in Elaborate Gold-Bar Scheme Involving Computer Hacks and a Sting Operation
The scam led the woman to move nearly $1.8 million and buy more than $823,000 in gold bars, federal records show.
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New York man admits role in gold scam targeting elderly Marion woman - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
MARION, Ill., (KBSI) — A New York man admits participating in a fraud scheme that cost a 78-year-old Marion woman $318,459, according to federal court documents filed Sept. 24. Ruoyu Lian, of Flushing, New York, agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud under a plea agreement filed in the Southern District of Illinois. According...
Illinois Woman Duped Out of $318K in Elaborate Gold-Bar Scheme Involving Computer Hacks and a Sting Operation
Illinois Woman Duped Out of $318K in Elaborate Gold-Bar Scheme Involving Computer Hacks and a Sting Operation Capitol News I… Wed, 09/30/2026 - 16:43 by Soph Levinson and William Mize, Saluki Local Reporting Lab; Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois Article Summary This summer, scammers convinced a 78-year-old Marion woman that her Edward Jones Investment accounts had been compromised, and that she needed to buy more than $800,000 in gold bars a…
Scammers pose as federal agents in $1.8 million Southern Illinois fraud
A 78-year-old Marion woman lost access to nearly $1.8 million after scammers posing as technology support workers and financial fraud investigators convinced her to move money and purchase gold bars. Soph Levinson & William Mize Saluki Local Reporting Lab Molly Parker Capitol News Illinois BENTON — A 78-year-old southern Illinois woman was alarmed when a popup message appeared on her computer in April warning that it had been compromised. She G…
Marion woman duped out of $318K in elaborate gold-bar scheme | Illinois State Bar Association
Marion woman duped out of $318K in elaborate gold-bar schemeA 78-year-old southern Illinois woman was alarmed when a popup message appeared on her computer in April warning that it had been compromised. She Googled the number for Microsoft support and called the first option that appeared in her search results. Source: Capitol News Illinois
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