Scammers pose as FTC agents -- convince victims to buy gold

Scammers posing as Federal Trade Commission agents have persuaded older Americans to buy gold bars and hand them to couriers, sometimes draining their savings. In Laramie, Wyoming, a woman was allegedly induced to purchase hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gold. Police say a local coin dealer helped expose the scheme, and Jithin Sunny was arrested and charged with felony theft. Fox News reported on similar cases in other states.