Scam targeting elderly people with fake FTC agents arrested in Wyoming and Wisconsin
- Two suspects were arrested in Wyoming and Wisconsin for a sophisticated scam.
- Scammers posed as Federal Trade Commission agents to convince elderly victims to invest in gold bars.
- In Laramie, Wyoming, an elderly woman lost about $131,000 to the scam.
- The FBI is warning the public about this multi-layer scam targeting seniors.
- Couriers were dispatched with secret passwords to collect gold bars from victims.