PHELPS, N.Y. — A 27-year-old man has been arrested by Ontario County sheriff’s deputies after they say he used fake gold to get $10,000 worth of silver.
Messiah Bethea, of Newark, was arrested Friday and charged with grand larceny.
Deputies say Bethea used a fake Facebook account and set up an exchange of gold for silver with someone on Facebook Marketplace.
Bethea met the victim in a parking lot in the Town of Phelps, and gave what was later learned to be fake gold to the victim in exchange for the silver.
Bethea was arrested at the Ontario County Jail, and is being held there without bail.
Facebook Marketplace scams
Sheriff David Cirencione is urging people to be cautious when using online marketplaces such as Facebook Marketplace.
In February, the sheriff’s office told News10NBC about an investigation into a car sale scam on Facebook Marketplace that already claimed at least one victim in Ontario County.
Manlius PD said a man was selling cars on Facebook Marketplace at ‘lower-than-normal’ prices. Police said he’d collect payments, meet the victims, show the cars, settle on prices, then sell it without a title or registration.
READ MORE: Ontario County warns of car sale scam on Facebook Marketplace (Feb. 27)
“Always take steps to protect yourself by confirming the identity of sellers, the legitimacy of items for sale, and use extra care when setting up a meeting with individuals you do not know,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
The sheriff’s office advises that if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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