Mass. Older Adults Falling for New Gold Bar Scams, FBI Boston Warns

Mass. older adults falling for new gold bar scams, FBI Boston warns

Lou Chorney sensed something was not quite right in the urgency in an older woman's voice. She was insisting on buying almost half a million dollars in gold bars.

Scammer spent days gaining trust of 89-year-old Mass. woman, sent someone to her door

A scammer spent days gaining the trust of an 89-year-old woman, ultimately stealing thousands, the Hingham Police Department said. Last week, the 89-year-old woman got an email from someone claiming to be her bank. The email said there was unusual activity on her bank account and to call a phone number for the fraud department.

Another scam, another Massachusetts resident swindled out of thousands of dollars

An 89-year-old Massachusetts woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars last week. According to a social media post by Hingham Police, on Friday, "the woman and her family came to the police station to report the scam. The resident said earlier in the week she received an email from a sender