Fake Perth Mint ingots - trying to contact people scammed

[cufflinks2u]

Hello

In June I bought a very realistic Perth Mint gold ingot 1ounce from a seller<Removed>

The seller sold about 7 of these ingots for about $10000 worth.

I became suspicious and took the gold bar to ABC bullion in Sydney who scanned it and found it to be fake.

Its highly likely these other people have no idea about the scam.

I have reported it to ebay but I doubt they will get in touch with the buyers so if you bought from this person please get your item checked properly.

Also paypal were useless so I am badly out of pocket.  Will not be buying on ebay for big things from now on.  Too risky.

[gutterpunkz05]

Might not be a scam as such,  unless you can prove the seller new item was a fake.  People just like yourself are buying similar items (Ingots, coins, jewellry, gems etc) everyday of the week, world wide.  From just about all so called reputable auction houses

etc.  Had you onsold your item without having it tested would you consider yourself to be a scammer.  Unfortunately it truly is

buyer beware.

[gutterpunkz05]

By the way, the other 6 or so Items may have been genuine.

[gutterpunkz05]

Very clever hand held metal tester available.  not cheap.  Place item to be tested directly in front, pull the trigger and in a couple

of seconds you have a complete breakdown of the items make up.  Not only can  they tell you if an item is  99.9%  Gold,

silver etc, but they will also give you a complete break down and % of impurities.  Som e will also give you a print out.

[davewil1964]

Weigh it. Or measure it.

A 1oz 99.9% gold ingot will have a specific size. A same size copper/plated ingot will weigh significantly less. A 1oz cu/au ingot will be significantly larger.

[gutterpunkz05]

That and testing with a magnet are the first basic steps you should take upon receiving a new item.  But modern day fakes can be very precise in both measurements and design.  Then again there are others with deliberate errors so they can not be classed

as counterfeit