Advice needed - 22Kgs of Investment quality gold coming into Australia

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  1. trew

    trew Active Member Silver Stacker

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    She is currently stuck inside Heathrow airport because the gold is not hers but she hasn't declared it ?

    Huh ?
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Where in the post does he ask for money?

    I like how the daughter can't claim it but a fianc can.
     
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    Well there's your mistake right there my friend...

    Everyone knows that much gold should only be moved by boat!

    Of course the chances of losing the lot in a tragic boating accident are extremely high. :eek: :p :lol: :lol:
     
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    That was SHAMISH a Jokes - comes from SHamRock ; he just don't get it... :lol: :lol:

    Was refer to him to be careful not to send any monies to... the girl or to any HOUSE of Charities :lol: :lol:
     
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    Miloman, Aug 26, 2015
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    This is a common "romance scam". So common in fact that the U.S. embassy in Ghana has a page on it:

     
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    From another site warning of this romance scam (OP may not believe us but he had better do his research):


    In all cases the Ghana stories seem very similar: Gold. Deceased grandparent. Problem with customs.
     
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    whinfell Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Just another variation on the Nigerian '419' scam.
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    He has not mentioned anywhere that he is sending monies.
     
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  11. Miloman

    Miloman Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Haha, even if this guy's story is remotely true you can see this in a few years time...

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    Of all the places to try this... Lol
     
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    Best thread... Ever!

    Just wondering.... Where did she put 22 kg of gold to make it through the airport check in Ghana? No.... Please, don't tell me.... Not there..... Noooooooooo! (Since gold is an insurance....)

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    Your right!
    Seeing as it's now only 22 carats I suggest you cut the tops off,stick them up your arse and convince customs they are a suppository carotene supplement.
    I guarantee you'll be fine.
    Best of luck!

    REDBACK
     
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    Anyone else view this as a public service. Sort of a stupid/greed tax? Anyone who falls for this should be locked in the same cell as the perps IMHO
     
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    Baab1051,

    The reason this thread is attracting the comments that it is, well, is because they're justified. Sorry.

    As a professional gold dealer I've encountered several people with almost identical stories to yours, that invariably get asked to wire transfer fees, then shipping fees, then insurance fees, then customs release fees... the list goes on and the amounts get bigger until suddenly the promised 22kg of gold has "only" cost $40,000 or $60,000 in wire fees - and the girlfriend/fiancee never shows up and neither does the gold/diamonds/rubies/whatever they're promising. It's one of the most common romance/confidence scams going, and a very profitable one for the perpetrators. Also common to see this sort of scam with people claiming to be in the US military (one specific case was the female Air Force officer in Afghanistan who had 20kg of gold confiscated from the Taliban or some concocted story - "she" took a guy for about $50k).

    Please take this as professional advice - this is a scam, walk away. Don't fly to meet. Don't send a single cent.

    Even if it feels in your heart that it's genuine, it's not. People DO go to extreme lengths to cultivate relationships purely for fraudulent purposes - it may have even been months and months of relationship before the gold was even mentioned - or you may not even be in communication with the person you think it is. I know of an individual who had an office coworker relationship with a woman, she moved overseas, and before long had a similar "I've inherited gold, can you help me with finding a buyer" request come through via email - he was black and blue adamant that this was a trustworthy person, he knew and worked with her - turns out someone had hacked her email and taken it over, she was oblivious to it all.
     
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    Love is blind, and greed insatiable.
     
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