Real Gold, Silver, Platinum Bullion for Investor Protection
To buy gold, silver, platinum bullion for investor protection is important. Precious metals have always been a safe-haven investment, and never more so than during uncertain economic times when many prefer hard assets over paper investments like stocks and bonds.
Unfortunately, there are many ways to take advantage of the unsuspecting precious metals investor, including (but not limited to):
- Paper gold and silver investments masquerading as physical bullion
- Tungsten bars being passed off as bullion
- Gold-clad coins and bars being represented as solid precious metal
- Futures trading schemes
In an effort to protect investors who wish to hold uncompromised physical gold, silver, and platinum bullion, we are providing a series of articles that are both informative and cautionary.These articles focus on the risks of buying bullion through questionable dealers and storing bullion in questionable storage facilities.
Recently there have been a number of articles on the Internet about tungsten-filled gold bars, as well as rumours that there are more fake and counterfeit coins than real ones. For a complete answer click on Information Bulletin
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Curacao Gold Heist: Police Arrest 3 in $11.5 Million Theft of 70 Gold Bars
Seven suspects were arrested following the heist of 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million.
Focus: China Gold Scam Could Translate into Higher Demand
Unfortunately, scams, frauds, bubbles are unlikely to go away. Many investors feel that physical ownership of golf is one way to protect and preserve assets. Something to consider.
Bullion Buyers Investors Could Lose Millions
As an Auckland bullion trading company is being investigated, up to 70 investors could stand to lose $2 and $3 million as the company is liquidated.
Tungsten-Filled 10Oz Gold Bar Found in the Middle of Manhattan`s Jewelry District
With false flags rampant these days, we would not be surprised if this is merely yet another attempt to discredit gold, this time physical, as an undilutable medium of warehousing wealth. So buyer beware: in a time when everyone is broke, triple check before exchanging one store of wealth for another.
Gold May Pass $2,000, but Consumers Warned Against Scams
As talk of a fiscal cliff continues, safe haven investments like gold appear more and more enticing but experts warn not to rush into things. People, however, do not have a full grasp of the country’s current economic challenges.
All That Glitters May Be Ponzi USGSI Gold
For those unfortunate folks who were dazzled by the glint of Heim’s precious-metal coins, he was there to sell them what they wanted – all you needed was to send him a check or wire transfer. As to your getting delivery of the coins you purchased; well, that’s the stuff of lawsuits, right? Unfortunately (and all too typically of these scams), many of Heim’s clients were elderly individuals who had purchased coins with funds from their retirement savings.
Gold Fraud Exclusive: EU and Asian Sources Allege the Tungsten-switch Has Gone Sovereign
The ramifications of this go far beyond a pro-am retail fraud. First off, ultimate discovery of the scam is a certainty: so you’d have to be pretty damned desperate to try it on. And second, it’s intriguing that these reports have popped out of the woodwork just when the ECB is thought to be planning some form of gold-backing for any eventual eurobond issues – should the eurozone survive.
Watch Out for Gold Investment Scams
According to the FTC, complaints in the area of investment frauds, including precious metals, have increased sharply over the past three years. In 2011, the FTC fielded 7,657 complaints related to investment fraud, compared to 6,490 complaints in 2009.
Beware This New Paper Gold Scam
The regulator in the commodites markets (the CFTC) published a press release on December 5th, pointing to several companies that are involved with paper gold scams. The firms are accused to pretend to sell physical metals, but in reality the transactions do not involved real bullion
How to Avoid Cash-for-Gold Scams (Video)
Can the Government Seize Your Gold and Silver?
One rising concern around the world is whether or not governments will allow gold and silver to continue to compete with paper currencies.
$750,000 Silver Bars Robbery Underlines Need for Safe Storage Alternatives
Investors both large and small deserve ultimate safety for safe-haven bullion investments. A violent home invasion and the theft of $750,000 in silver bars from the private vault of a 52-year-old British Columbia man in January underscores the need for safe storage alternatives for bullion.
CFTC Charges Hunter Wise Commodities, Lloyds Commodities, C.D. Hopkins Financial, United States Capital Trust, Newbridge Alliance, Blackstone Metals Group, and Their Principals in Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Precious Metals Scheme
CFTC alleges that defendants conducted illegal, off-exchange commodity transactions, and deceived customers in connection with financed transactions in precious metals
NatWest Misplaces £20,000 of Family Heirlooms
After a six-month-long hunt, NatWest is still unable to locate a safety deposit box containing £20,000 of jewellery and heirlooms.