Scammers trick Oregon coast woman out of $284K, but FBI intercepts Eugene woman before she hands over $800K in gold

Authorities have identified at least four ‘gold bar scam’ cases in which Oregon victims lost tens or hundreds of thousands of ...
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California man allegedly scammed elderly Oregon woman out of $280K in gold

A California man was arrested after allegedly scamming an 81-year-old Oregon woman out of $284,000, authorities announced ...
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‘Heartbreaking’: Authorities warn of gold bar scam after Oregon woman loses $600K

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Department of Justice issued a warning on Friday about a fast-growing scam spreading nationwide that led to an Eastern Oregon woman to lose $600,000, accounting for ...
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Eastern Oregon woman scammed out of $600,000 in gold bars; Oregon DOJ urges vigilance

(Adding video which includes an interview, more information on scam). SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Justice warned Oregonians Friday about a fast-growing and deeply concerning scam ...
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Scammers posing as federal agents steal $600K in Oregon gold bar scam, DOJ says

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) issued a warning to Oregonians on Friday about a scam involving gold bars after a woman in Eastern Oregon was defrauded out of $600,000, nearly ...
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Scratched and pooped on by birds, Oregon’s iconic ‘Gold Man’ statue is getting recoated in gold

It’s been 25 years since work crews last coated the massive gold pioneer statue atop the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem with 23-karat gold leaf. And it’s been a rough quarter century of roosting ...