DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for stealing more than $126,000 from a Highlands Ranch woman through a scam that convinced her to purchase gold bars.
Investigators say the scam began in July 2023 when Charlotte Noble, 80, received a pop-up message on her computer warning her of a virus.
After calling the phone number provided, she spoke with a man claiming to be a federal agent. The man told her that her bank account was compromised and convinced her to purchase two gold bars, valued at more than $63,000 each…