The Brief A Wisconsin woman lost $433,000 and accumulated $30,000 in debt after falling victim to a scam. The BBB reports recent Wisconsin gold scam losses totaling about $3 million among three victims. Gold buying scamThe backstory:In a cellphone video, the woman is seen packing $131,000 worth of gold coins into an envelope. And they persuaded Mary to take steps, like buying gold, that she thought would protect her money from the hackers. Lisa Schiller of the BBB Serving Wisconsin explained how the scammers justify buying gold.