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Fraudsters escape with cash after fake gold con caught on CCTV

In Europe
June 27, 2024

CCTV shows the moment a pair of smartly-dressed fraudsters escaped with cash after conning a pawnbroker with an audacious fake gold swap. Paul Wood, 58, was left devastated after being tricked into buying fake bullion bars by a man and a woman who came into his shop last Thursday morning (20/6). The pair, believed to be Eastern European, said they wanted to sell some 9-carat gold, which Paul handled and weighed before agreeing to pay them £1,765. Security footage shows how the man used sleight of hand and managed to switch the bag of real gold for fake gold right under the nose of unsuspecting Paul. The couple then fled the scene with the money from Church Street Gold Pottery and Furniture, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.

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