Kent County sheriff’s deputies jumped into action to nab a suspected scammer who was trying to fool a victim out of a gold purchase.
On May 1, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office was notified about a neighbor who was likely being scammed. The target was instructed to buy gold and give it to a person who claimed to be a federal “agent,” according to investigators.
Detectives determined it was a scam attempt and moved to catch the suspects red-handed. One detective went undercover, posing as the person being targeted, and met up with the “agent” in a business parking lot.
The sheriff’s office released video of the sting on social media on Wednesday…