An FBI agent practice on gun range. / IMAGE: FBI via YouTube ( Ken Silva , Headline USA ) In a case that illustrates the importance of purchasing precious metals through an accredited dealer, a North Carolina man was arrested this week for selling phony rhodium, as well as scamming someone out of $210,000 of the same.
According to the FBI’s criminal complaint , the alleged scammer, Durham resident Brian Combs, committed wire fraud against at least three unnamed victims.
With the first victim, Combs allegedly agreed to trade a rare Mickey Mantle baseball card for seven ounces of rhodium valued at $210,000. On April 14, 2021, Combs told the victim that he had mailed the baseball card, providing the victim with a phony tracking number.
“As further agreed between the parties, Victim-1 … shipped by USPS next-day delivery the rhodium to Combs,” the FBI’s complaint said. “Victim-1 never received the baseball […]
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