Scammers employ a wide range of tactics to defraud victims. Understanding their methods is the first step in prevention.

• Never Pay Upfront: Scammers often demand advance fees for “taxes” or “transportation”.

• Verify Physical Presence: Do not engage with sellers in foreign countries (e.g., Kenya, Uganda) who have no verified physical presence, as seen in many African gold scams.

• Beware of “Too Good To Be True” Deals: High-quantity gold offered at low prices is almost always a scam.

• Do Your Own Testing: If buying, smelt gold in front of you and then use your own XRF machine to test for gold, and do not let the seller take it back.

• Check Domain Age: Scammer websites often have very new domain registrations, despite claiming to be established companies.

• Always go to the government department to verify company and their past performances, governments departments which are responsible for the gold export, they always have data, and they help buyers to verify legal companies who has license to export or deal with precious metals.

• Never deal with gold in a hotel, dealing with gold without a license in a hotel or restaurant is a crime in all African countries, all dealers and exporters have their registered offices to deal with gold, after verifying their licenses can deal with them.

• Never give cash money all the licensed dealers or exporters of gold, they will always receive money in their company bank accounts, if money is sent in the company account, then the company is responsible for that money, in case of dispute buyer can clam or file a complaint against company.

If you have any questions or facing any difficulty in any gold transaction, GOLD MINERS CLUB can consult people and verify their transactions, as we have been in mining industry for more than two decades, we have relations with government agencies, network and experience to handle issues and disputes.

Our Email : scams@goldminersclub.co