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From luxury hotels to make-believe scenes, detectives reveal how fraudsters lure their victims

To lure victims, the fraudsters or their agents post photos or videos of gold nuggets. [Courtesy]

Organised scammers in different parts of the world have infiltrated the social media and other forms of online meeting platforms where genuine and unsuspecting gold dealers exist.

To lure victims, the fraudsters or their agents post photos or videos of gold nuggets.

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