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Scammers Are Convincing People to Bury Their Gold in the Woods, and It’s Actually Working

Norwegian banks are warning about a bizarre fraud scheme in which victims buy physical gold and bury it in forests for thieves to collect.

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A new scam is targeting Norwegians, and it sounds so successful that I can see it spreading to forested regions worldwide. Why forested? Because it involves following a stranger’s instructions to leave your gold in a forest, in the faint hope that someone will guard it while its value rises.

It’s utter nonsense, an utter delight to read about, and I’m sure utterly demoralizing to fall for.

A Bizarre New Scam........

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