DENVER (KDVR) — A report of an Englewood resident being scammed out of nearly $60,000 led to the discovery of a global fraud and money laundering scheme, Englewood police announced Wednesday.
The scheme was operating out of Thailand and India, and local Thai media outlets reported that two people were arrested in the country accused of laundering money to buy gold in Thailand, then sell it in India, where gold is worth more money.
The discovery started after the Englewood resident reported to police that they received a suspicious demand for payment and sent a large wire transfer to people posing as representatives from a major financial service, the Englewood Police Department said in a Facebook post…