Prosecutors: Two stole millions in gold bars from Wisconsinites, others

WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A global gold bar scam sweeping the country is draining the bank accounts of people in Wisconsin.

Prosecutors say scammers convince people their bank accounts are hacked, telling them that it’s safer to transfer their cash to gold bars and give it to the alleged thieves.

Thieves, according to prosecutors, then send a courier to the house to meet up with the victims, who then give them the gold bars…

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