§ 01The brief
Over three weeks the client bought gold bars with most of his savings and handed them to couriers who came to his door with a 'case number'. A neighbour noticed the visits and asked questions.
§ 02What I did
- 1.
Helped the client stop all contact and report the next scheduled pickup to local police, who arrested the courier.
- 2.
Assembled the purchase receipts, call logs and courier descriptions for the police and the CCS report.
- 3.
Filed the FAE report and helped the family set up a trusted-contact arrangement with his bank.
§ 03The outcome
Police seized gold worth $380,000 from the courier's storage unit, and it was returned to the client after the court released it. The rest had been sold or moved.