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2. 5 common gold IRA scams and how to avoid them

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   To avoid this scam, only work with a reputable gold IRA company, and ask for documentation before agreeing to buy gold. From there, make sure the gold is produced by a reputable government mint or ...

3. This Queens woman got swindled out of $700K in life savings ...

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   Next, the fake agent told her to go to a specific store in Jackson Heights and buy gold bars, which she did — three times. Each time, the agent sent a car to pick up the gold bars from her house.

4. A Washington senior lost her life savings of $624K in a gold ...

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   The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has seen a spike in similar gold bar scams, which target vulnerable seniors. Between May and December 2023, victims lost more than $55 million to this ...

5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure hunts, and charms and talismans.

6. Gem scam - Wikipedia

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   The gem scam is a confidence trick performed usually against tourists. The most known version occurs in Bangkok, Thailand as well as other cities in the country. It is one of the most pervasive scams in Thailand. Most of the shops are gold or jewelry shops. The marks tend to be tourists from outside Thailand. It has been alleged that this scam ...

7. Gold as an investment - Wikipedia

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   Gold dust sellers – This scam persuades an investor to purchase a trial quantity of real gold, then eventually delivers brass filings or similar. [citation needed] Counterfeit gold coins. [34] Shares in fraudulent mining companies with no gold reserves, or potential of finding gold. For example, the Bre-X scandal in 1997. [67]