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Norwegians fall for scam: buy gold, leave it in the forest

Norway's banking lobby says the first case was registered in the spring, with incidents reported in Oslo and Bergen; the gold was allegedly stolen from the woods.

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  1. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterSwindlers persuaded people to buy gold and leave it among the trees.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLeave it in the forest. On purpose.

  3. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe banking lobby, Finans Norge, says several bank clients spent large sums on gold and left it outdoors, and the gold was then stolen.

  4. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe first case was registered in the spring!

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSay the part about where again, Rosa? I want to savor it.

  6. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterOSLO, TOWNS AROUND IT, AND BERGEN ON THE WEST COAST!

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo it's a national hiking trail with a very expensive scavenger hunt.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFinans Norge's anti-fraud director, Gry Nergård, says do not leave valuables in locations based on instructions from others.

  9. Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThat is the clearest sentence in the whole case, and somebody had to say it out loud.

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWell, the gold got a lovely day out. It's just not coming home.

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