Scammers in the Vancouver area are attempting to con people into handing over cash for what turns out to be fake gold, police say.
Authorities already have received 57 reports this year of people trying to pawn off fake gold as the real thing, just a few shy of the number of such reports for all of 2024, the Washington State Police said in a statement.
Some sellers are parking or standing on the side of roads and freeway off-ramps and trying to lure people with the shiny bling as they pull up in cars…