This week on The Perfect Scam.

The detectives called me and they're basically setting up a sting.

So we had them come to the shop and we laid out a bunch of gold.

We made it look like there was more than there was because we don't keep that amount on hand.

We set it up and made it look like about $350,000 worth, and they took some pictures

of it to send to them, and we made them a fake invoice.

Welcome back to The Perfect Scam. I'm your host, Bob Sullivan.

Criminals have recently seized on a new, old-fashioned way to steal money.

Gold bars, yes, gold bars.

And we wanted to tell you about it right away

because law enforcement officials and gold store dealers both are ringing the alarm bells.

You'll hear from them in a moment. But first, listen to what happened to Eva Rothman of Queens, New York.

She's Aunt Eva to Rabbi Lyle Rothman, her nephew.

So my aunt and uncle never drove, or I should say it this way, my uncle drove sometimes,

but it was better off that he didn't. And there were a number of times that I remember my parents

going away on vacation, even for a short weekend. And my aunt and uncle and my cousin coming to

stay at my parents' house on Long Island.

And we, every day, I actually, Auntie, I don't know if you remember this.

Every day I do remember being an adventure.

I remember us walking all over town from morning till evening, going to a restaurant for dinner

or to the playground at my elementary

school where I grew up.

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