Overview
- Investigators report two 78-year-old Providence Township residents lost $1,328,652 in a scheme carried out on Dec. 1.
- The caller claimed one victim’s Social Security number was compromised and said a new number was required.
- The victims received instructions to liquidate retirement accounts and purchase gold as supposed payment.
- Unknown individuals collected the gold after the purchases, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
- The case is under active investigation with no suspects or arrests, and the Social Security Administration warns it never requires payment by cash, gift cards, prepaid cards, or gold.