A Scammer Expected $700,000 in Gold. Police Say He Got Chocolate Coins Instead

From yahoo.com

A 79-year-old Michigan widow was told her Social Security number had been tied to terrorism, drug activity, and money laundering. The caller said she needed to move her savings into gold so authorities could track the supposed criminals. The request led her to Grand Rapids Coins, where she wired $700,000 for gold. Owner Ben Soldaat noticed something was wrong before the gold left the shop and called the Kent County Sheriff's Office, according to WANE. Detectives turned the planned handoff into a sting. The person accused of coming to collect the gold received a bag of chocolate coins instead, and the widow did not ... (full story)