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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Akshay Puri

74-Year-Old Converted $3 Million Into Gold After Fake Virus Warning — FBI Intercepts Pickup, Arrests Suspect

Authorities say scammers posing as officials used fake security warnings to steal millions from elderly victims. (Photo by Kampus Production/ Pexels)

A computer pop-up warning allegedly triggered a fraud case that cost a 74-year-old woman millions of dollars in gold and led to an FBI investigation in Indiana.

Court documents show the woman, who lived with her sister in Camby, Indiana, was targeted in what investigators described as a Microsoft tech scam. Authorities said the case later led to the arrest of an alleged courier accused of collecting gold from elderly victims.

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