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Scammers have drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly Pennsylvania woman by directing her to purchase and surrender gold bars under false pretenses.<\/p>\n

The 78-year-old resident of South Whitehall Township fielded calls from people pretending to represent American Bank who claimed her identity and Social Security number faced compromise, reports<\/a> The Morning Call.<\/p>\n

Attempts to wire funds failed after her bank rejected the transfers to invalid accounts.<\/p>\n

The callers then instructed her to acquire gold bullion and transport it to specific spots in the Allentown area.<\/p>\n

She completed four separate deliveries that handed over $550,000 in gold to various couriers.<\/p>\n

Police observed her pass an additional $133,000 in gold directly to one of the men outside her senior living facility.<\/p>\n

Authorities charged Jiwan Chen, 57, and Tianhang Zhou, 62, both of New York, with theft, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, financial exploitation of a care-dependent person, criminal use of a communication facility, and conspiracy.<\/p>\n

Both suspects remain held in Lehigh County Jail on $500,000 bail each.<\/p>\n

Such schemes often exploit fears about identity theft to pressure victims into liquid assets like precious metals.<\/p>\n

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