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Investment, crypto, grant and courier-cash scams: how the money actually moves, and the words that give the fraud away. There are 3 money & investment guides on Scam Wise.
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The Gold Bar Scam: A Courier at the Door for Your Savings
Scammers posing as government agents and bank fraud departments tell older adults to turn their savings into gold bars and hand them to a courier. Here is how the gold bar scam works, the words that give it away, and what to do if it has already started.
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Spotting Investment and Crypto Scams
Watch out for investment scams – those offers that promise to make you rich, but only make the scammers richer – and the world of cryptocurrency cons.
Read articleToo Good to Be True: Why Classic Investment Scams Still Work
The promise sounds perfect: a guaranteed return, a secret tip, an opportunity that won’t last. It’s the oldest trick in the book – and it still works, because hope is a powerful thing. Investment scams led to an astonishing $5.7 billion in reported losses in 2024 – more than any other type of fraud.
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