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flag New Jersey man charged with scamming elderly person out of $500,000 in gold via fake Amazon fraud claim.

flag A 41-year-old New Jersey man, Akash B. Thakkar, has been charged with second-degree grand larceny for allegedly scamming an elderly Tompkins County resident out of $500,000 in gold bars. flag Authorities say the victim was deceived via a phone scam claiming unauthorized Amazon purchases and identity theft, leading them to buy and hand over gold bars. flag Thakkar is accused of collecting the gold in August 2024. flag The case, the result of a year-long investigation, underscores growing concerns about sophisticated scams targeting seniors through false claims of fraud.

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