A coin dealer at a popular Bradenton flea market has been arrested after investigators say he scammed customers out of nearly $300,000.

A coin dealer is sitting behind bars after investigators said he promised his customers gold coins and silver bars from his booth at a Manatee County flea market. They said he actually scammed them out of tens of thousands of dollars.

Seth Lutz is accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars from customers for gold and silver, which authorities said he had no intention of giving to them.

A coin dealer at a Bradenton flea market has been arrested after investigators say he scammed customers out of nearly $300,000.

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