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Brooklyn Man Charged In $400K Gold Bar Scam Targeting Elderly MoCo Couple, Police Say Brooklyn Man Charged In $400K Gold Bar Scam Targeting Elderly MoCo Couple, Police Say
Brooklyn Man Charged In $400K Gold Bar Scam Targeting Elderly MoCo Couple, Police Say A Brooklyn man is facing charges after allegedly scamming a 75-year-old Bethesda couple out of over $400,000 through a gold bar scheme, Montgomery County police announced. Yongxian Huang, 23, was arrested after posing as a federal agent and convincing the couple to convert their assets into gold bars for "safekeeping" with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, authorities said Friday, Nov. 22. The elaborate scam began in September 2024 when the victims received a fake text message claiming to be from Apple about unauthorized charges.  After contacting the number provided, the cou…

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