Posted on 05/08/2017 7:10:10 PM PDT by Rebelbase
Bend police have arrested a pair of 17-year-old boys and accused them of selling artificial gold bars as the real thing to unsuspecting customers.
The suspects received over $50,000 in cash and other goods for the artificial gold, according to a Bend Police Department news release. Bend police recovered some of the money used to purchase the artificial gold bars.
The suspects were arrested Tuesday at their homes in Bend and jailed in the Deschutes County Juvenile Department.
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Caveat emptor.
Tungsten inside, I’d wager.
People fall for it.
Long ago I heard of a BANK in China falling for this, cost them quite a bit of money, too, I heard.
Enterprising yoots.
Almost as bad a fraud as the health “insurance” available from the Obamacare exchanges.
Not a whole lot worse than the ‘legitimate’ dealers who ran Ponzi schemes then suddenly went out of business. There were two or three of those a few years ago.
Enterprising yoots.
COULD BE YUTES!!
I always buy precious metals from 17 year old punks /s
Wolfram is pretty interesting stutt.
The guy who associated with 40 Thieves.
Silly fool. You should stick to nigerian princes like the rest of us.
That’s not how you sell gold.
Step1: You start a blog, flog headlines like “Gold is a screaming buy!” Or “Will hit $2000 an ounce!” or “OMG!” on Free Republic.
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Profits!
Anyone who would buy gold off the market from a couple of 17 year olds deserves to lose his money.
In any case... Two future Democrat Party officials.
Actually this scam has been working successfully for years on conservative talk radio. The fact that various hosts accept such advertising impeaches any perception of honesty or integrity.
“In any case... Two future Democrat Party officials.”
...in training.
Anyone who would buy gold off the market from a couple of 17 year olds deserves to lose his money.
Says a lot about the viability of gold as a SHTF scenario currency.
Anyone actually have success buying stuff with gold coins?
No one would take mine at a Tucson gun show.
[Wolfram is pretty interesting stuff]
What is Tungsten or Wolfram? /George Costanza
What is Tungsten or Wolfram? /Alex Trebek
Did you know more people mistake the planet Venus for a UFO than anything else? /Jesse Ventura with Alex Trebek in the background.
Oh, I didn’t say he WAS Alex Trebek. Just that he looked like Alex Trebek. /FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder
“Actually this scam has been working successfully for years on conservative talk radio. The fact that various hosts accept such advertising impeaches any perception of honesty or integrity.”
I particularly remember the hosts 15 years ago screaming that $400 gold was a GREAT DEAL. What a bunch of idiots.
[Step 2: ?]
Glenn Beck and Goldline!
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