Lincoln woman lost nearly $67,000 in gold bar fraud scheme, police say

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln woman lost nearly $67,000 in a fraud scheme involving a gold bar, police say.

Officers received a report of the fraud scheme on Monday.

Last month, a 76-year-old woman received phone calls and letters from people claiming to be from the Federal Trade Commission.

They told her she was being investigated for money laundering in Texas, according to police.

The woman was then asked to order a gold bar from an online company and have it shipped to her house.

Once she got the gold bar, the woman was instructed to meet an “investigating agent” at the Walmart near 27th and Superior streets.

She placed the gold bar in the back of a white sedan, which then left the area.

Police said the victim lost $66,984.  An investigation is ongoing.