PMMC Cautions Public Against Gold Scammers

The Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) is cautioning the general public to be wary of the new tactics deployed by gold scammers to defraud unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money.

According to PMMC, the scammers present fake photos and videos of gold available for sale.

In a statement sighted by Thinknewsonline.com, it said "Some of these eventually turn out to be gold plated tungsten. Using the fake pictures and videos, the gold scammers then convince victims to provide huge amounts of money for the purpose of transporting the gold from the mining sites or specific locations to Accra the said sale transaction"

It added that once the money for thr supposed transportation of the gold is received by the scammers, various excuses are now given as reasons for the failure to deliver the gold to Accra.

Below is a copy of release:

Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith