COLUMBIANA – A man from Erie, Pennsylvania, is charged in Columbiana County for his alleged involvement in a gold coin scam.
According to an affidavit filed in the Columbiana County Municipal Court, a scammer posed as a federal agent and tricked a victim into giving him over $100,000 worth of gold coins.
The affidavit states that the victim initially reported the scam in June, after being contacted by someone claiming to be “Bernardo Pillot” from the U.S. Marshals…