Children used to deceive West Shore victims in disturbing twist on gold jewelry scam
Posted: Apr. 12, 2023 6:44PMThe use of young children as accomplices in a gold jewelry scam has cost victims in the West Shore area thousands after falling prey to an elaborate and heartbreaking con.
“About four months ago people started coming in with pieces of jewelry usually made of brass, they’re all stamped 18K and they’re all false,” Kowalchuk told CHEK News Wednesday. “The people are saying that they need to get to the ferry can you please help us, we lost our wallet, our car was broken into, we’ve got this gold will you trade it for cash? We need to get our family back to the Lower Mainland,” he said.“Which accounts for roughly, we did the math this morning, about $20,000 taken from the community, from working people in our community,” Kowalchuk said.
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