A senior citizen in Martin County was targeted in a gold bar scam, with potential losses totaling $600,000. Fortunately, the Martin County Sheriff's Office intervened, preventing the scam from being successful. The details of the scam and the intervention are not fully known, but it is reported that the crisis was averted due to the efforts of the sheriff's office deputies.
Further information about the incident can be found through CBS12, the source of this report.
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