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PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police is asking for the public’s help identifying additional victims in an alleged counterfeit gold scheme involving a local woman accused of defrauding people out of more than $40,000.
Christina L. Duncan, 37, of Portland, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 19th, during a controlled transaction at a Northeast Portland coffee shop. Officers coordinated the operation with one of the victims, and Duncan was taken into custody without incident.
She was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges including first-degree aggravated theft, seven counts of theft by deception and identity theft.
The investigation began in July after a man reported buying more than $22,000 in fake gold from a woman during four transactions in December 2023. Detectives later identified Duncan as the suspect and believe she also defrauded at least five other individuals, selling an additional $21,500 worth of counterfeit gold.
Investigators believe more victims may exist.
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