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Accused scammer gets chocolate coins instead of $700K in gold
A widow was targeted by a scammer who claimed her Social Security funds were supporting terrorism and urged her to buy $700,000 in gold. An alert store owner intervened, preventing the scammer from obtaining the money, according to records.
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