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UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
Fraudulent Bullion Purchases

During the past ten days we have received information from dealers receiving requests for gold bullion purchases. This activity had slowed for several months but appears to have started up once again.

The suspects are using different names and addresses. They also want to send cashier's checks and have the gold sent by express mail.One dealer received a bogus cashiers check and is out $15,000.

The following are suspect addresses and names:
woodsonj46@gmail.com
johnster392@gmail.com
mark.manderson128@yahoo.com
gregcondon15@yahoo.com
tOc3nmodz@gmail.com

902 Jimmy D'Angelo Way Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
8563 Quail Dr. Show Low, AZ
175/176 Burkholder Dr. Ephrata, PA 17522

The emails received are written with broken English in the body of the text. Suspects are wanting quick responses, payment via cashier's check and purchase sent express mail. Dealer's who have received phone calls have indicated the subjects are of foreign nationality. These are all red flags!!

Dealer's should use extreme caution and screen thoroughly before completing any transaction.

Doug Davis
Founder/President
Numismatic Crime Information Center





Numismatic Crime Information Center
I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.

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  • GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    See the other thread:
    Same emails were used.

    other thread
    Ed
  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the heads-up!!!
    Timbuk3
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,775 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have been getting these a lot again the past few weeks, by email as well as calls to the store. I tell them cash on site purchase only. They usually hang up.
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doug's group does a lot of hard work to keep our hobby safe. I encourage all members to vist his site and send a donation to keep things running. Mention you are a PCGS forum member so they know we support them.

    NCIC, paypal donations accepted.

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

  • FullStepJeffsFullStepJeffs Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    There used to be multiple calls a month through the operators for the deaf from persons unknown trying to use credit cards to purchase gold. As soon as I would say... sorry, we don't sell gold over the phone using credit cards, the phone call would terminate.

    I thought it was strange so many calls came through this way.

    Steve
    U.S. Air Force Security Forces Retired

    In memory of the USAF Security Forces lost: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 9/28/05; SSgt Brian McElroy, 1/22/06; TSgt Jason Norton, 1/22/06; A1C Lee Chavis, 10/14/06; SSgt John Self, 5/14/07; A1C Jason Nathan, 6/23/07; SSgt Travis Griffin, 4/3/08; 1Lt Joseph Helton, 9/8/09; SrA Nicholas J. Alden, 3/3/2011. God Bless them and all those who have lost loved ones in this war. I will never forget their loss.

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