Sylvania, Ohio (WTVG) – A Sylvania woman thought she was helping catch criminals, instead, she became a victim herself. She was scammed out of more than $1 million by people posing as U.S. Marshalls.
Imagine exchanging most of your life savings for gold bars only to be conned by fraudsters.
It all started with a call from federal or agents… or so she thought. The people on the other line were actually scammers who would eventually swindle an 89-year-old Sylvania woman out of $1 million in gold bars…