I'm from Massachusetts.................But..........I hope..........
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I truly hope that I am not this easily taken in by scammers 
WESTBOROUGH - Police are asking the public’s help in identifying a pair of alleged con artists said to have bilked more than $300,000 from three people who thought they were buying a safe full of gold.
Westborough police posted the details on Facebook on Tuesday, along with closed-circuit camera images of the two suspects wanted in the scam.
Police said on July 17, three men looking to buy gold dust met with the suspects - a man who gave his name as “Jesse O’Brien” and man who gave his name as “Frank” - at the Extended Stay America hotel at 1800 Computer Drive in Westborough.
After testing the gold and confirming it to be 93 percent pure and 22 karat, the buyers agreed to purchase 10 kilograms of gold dust for $306,000, with the sellers agreeing to add another 5 kilograms of gold dust with payment due after the product was refined and resold, police said.
Police said the buyers paid $26,000 in cash and transferred the remaining $280,000 into a Bank of America account. Upon showing proof of the money transfer, the victims received a locked safe with what they believed was 15 kilograms of gold dust. They were told they would be given the combination to the safe after confirmation was received from Bank of America that the $280,000 transfer had been approved.
Two days later, on July 19, after a combination received by email did not open the safe, the victims called a locksmith. When the safe was opened, the gold dust inside was found to be phony and worthless.
Westborough police are circulating images of the suspects from the hotel camera, and asking anyone who can identify the men to contact Detective Sgt. Chet Hallice or Detective Dean Paine at (508) 475-4825.
Gold Dust Men: Westborough Looking For Scam Suspects
Two men allegedly sold counterfeit gold to victims for $306,000 in an elaborate scam that involved real gold, a safe and a bank transfer.
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Wow.
It's hard to have sympathy for some people.
Anyone have a Bridgeport commem. handy to post a photo of?
This story angers real Goldust.
Wow, amazing how crafty thieves are with these scams.
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Jesse and Frank?
Couldn't be the James Boys, could they?
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It's amazing that people who would fall for such a scam were smart enough to earn the huge amount of money they got scammed out of to begin with.
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The saying "I was born at night but, I wasn't born last night" comes to mind. It's hard to believe that anyone could be so naive.
Yikes, how horrible !!!
Sorry, but they deserved to be taken. 15 kilograms is almost 500 troy ounces of gold. That's over $500,000 worth of gold, even accounting for purity. So, why would someone try and buy $500,000 in gold for $300,000:
Any info on the details of the scam and how they were able to dupe 3 people that were smart enough to accumulate that much cash?
Even I (from the other side of the world) know that’s not how you spell Massachusetts!
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When I lived there we spelled it "Taxachusetts"
The love of money is the root of all evil. Usually sane people do some crazy s##t for money. This fraud is as old as dirt, only the details change. Peace Roy
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I often buy kilos of gold dust from strangers in hotel rooms. Guess I've been lucky so far.
Unbelievable.... except, of course, it is true. One would think, the first question would be - "Why would they be selling this - and at this price?" Common sense, obviously not so common....Cheers, RickO
If they didn’t think it was stolen, why would they consent to not getting the combination at the time of payment? Who would pay this kind of money with the “hope” that the sellers ( read thief’s) were being honest. Terrible, but probably deserved.
W.C. Fields "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man"
Wow! That looks like the Nigerian Prince that contacted me about importing gold for him promising to make me rich.
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