Offers of gold, especially unrefined gold “straight from the mine”, are a favourite of fraudsters. Make these checks before you pay any seller. They apply to us too.
Check the company
- Look the company up in the business register of the state or country where it says it’s based.
- Check that its address and phone number are real and match what it tells you.
- Be wary of sellers you can reach only through a messaging app or a free email address.
Check the gold’s papers
- A real mining company in Colombia has a mining title and is registered in RUCOM, the register of mineral traders kept by the national mining agency (Agencia Nacional de Minería). You can search it yourself.
- Ask the laboratory named on the assay report to confirm it issued the report.
Check how you pay
- Pay only the company you’re contracting with, by bank transfer, into an account in its name.
- Never pay “fees” before you receive anything: export taxes, insurance, customs or certificate fees demanded in advance are a classic sign of fraud.
- Don’t pay in cash, gift cards or cryptocurrency.
Warning signs
- A price below the market price of the gold content.
- Pressure to decide quickly, or secrecy.
- Large quantities offered by people who can’t show where the gold came from.
- Requests to change the payment account at the last minute.
Checking Bargold
Bargold Liquidators LLC is at 33 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33130, USA, email info@bargold.gold, which you can check against our company registration. We never ask for fees before a sale, payment goes only to Bargold Liquidators LLC, and we give approved buyers the supplier’s registration numbers to check. If someone claims to be Bargold and asks for money, contact us before you pay.