{"id":42893,"date":"2024-04-12T12:12:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldco.com\/?p=42893"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:04:12","slug":"how-to-keep-from-getting-scammed-when-buying-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldco.com\/how-to-keep-from-getting-scammed-when-buying-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep From Getting Scammed When Buying Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No one wants to get scammed. Not you, not your parents, not your kids, not even the people who try to scam you.<\/p>\n<p>No one wants to get taken advantage of.<\/p>\n<p>When people take advantage of us, at best it injures only our pride. But at worst, scammers could take advantage of us to the tune of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>When we get scammed, it\u2019s natural to blame ourselves sometimes. If only I hadn\u2019t clicked that link, if only I hadn\u2019t picked up the phone, if only I had seen those red flags, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Sound familiar?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever been scammed before, you\u2019ve probably learned some important lessons. And hopefully those scams didn\u2019t hurt you too badly.<\/p>\n<p>But there are some bad actors out there right now looking to scam you. They\u2019re looking for easy victims and easy money.<\/p>\n<p>And like Willie Sutton, who robbed banks because that\u2019s where the money is, scammers are looking to target big pots of money. And what could be bigger than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ici.org\/statistical-report\/ret_23_q4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$38.4 trillion<\/a> Americans have saved up for retirement?<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, many Americans are looking to protect those savings, whether it\u2019s through diversifying their portfolios, adjusting their exposure to market volatility, or buying safe haven assets like gold and silver.<\/p>\n<p>But even when trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/goldco.com\/gold-ira\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protect your savings with gold and silver<\/a>, scammers can be a threat. They take advantage of unseasoned buyers who may not know who to deal with or what to buy.<\/p>\n<p>And unfortunately, they\u2019re having success. Here are five ways you can avoid getting scammed when buying gold and silver..<\/p>\n<h2>1. Is This an Unsolicited Offer?<\/h2>\n<p>One of the first things to look for is whether the offer you\u2019re seeing is something that\u2019s unsolicited. Sometimes you might give out your email address online to get more information, and the next thing you know eight different companies are bombarding you with emails for their products.<\/p>\n<p>That might be sleazy, but it\u2019s not necessarily a scam. And normally you can tell based on the type of companies spamming you which company they bought your email address from.<\/p>\n<p>The real scams, though, are people who contact you out of the blue and you have no idea where they got your email address from.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the Nigerian prince who needs you to loan him money so he can collect his multi-million dollar inheritance.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the lonely young woman whose parents just left her several million dollars and she really needs someone to warm her up on these cold nights.<\/p>\n<p>Or it\u2019s a company you never heard of sending you a PDF of a shipping invoice for something they claim you ordered. Don\u2019t click on it!<\/p>\n<p>All of these approaches try to lower the guard we reflexively put up against strangers. They use greed, lust, and even just outright curiosity to lure us in. And that\u2019s how they get us.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the market to buy gold and silver, you might reach out to companies in the industry to get a sense of what products are being offered, and you might then expect to get contacted by companies looking for your business.<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re receiving unsolicited offers to buy gold, especially gold products you may not have ever heard of, or at prices below the spot price, there\u2019s a good chance that unsolicited offer is a scammer looking to clean you out.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Do Your Homework<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been contacted by a company with an offer that sounds too good to be true, it pays to do your homework. Let\u2019s say the unsolicited offer comes via email.<\/p>\n<p>Is it actually coming from the company, or from some random Gmail or Hotmail address? Is it trying to get you to open a link or click an attachment? That\u2019s almost always a sign of a phishing scheme.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re receiving an email from an individual, how realistic is the tale they\u2019re telling? By now most people have gotten wise to the Nigerian prince scam, but what happens when someone you know has their email account compromised?<\/p>\n<p>You might get an email from your pastor, your best friend from college, or even your grandchildren, saying that they\u2019re traveling and lost their credit card and can you please send money?<\/p>\n<p>That scam has ensnared many kind and trusting people. But if you stop, think for a second, and reach for the telephone to give a call, you may find out that the email you received is a scam.<\/p>\n<p>What if you\u2019re searching online for something you really want, like gold and silver coins, and you find a website that seems to offer what you\u2019re looking for. Maybe it\u2019s a company you\u2019ve never heard of before, but the website seems legit, and the company seems to offer quality products.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when you really need to do your homework. Research the company online and see what their online presence is like.<\/p>\n<p>Search the company\u2019s name, along with keywords like \u201cscam\u201d or \u201creviews\u201d to see what other people are saying about them. Very often if something seems like it\u2019s too good to be true, it is.<\/p>\n<p>Every now and then you may get lucky and find that your research has paid off and your first hunch was wrong. But sometimes it\u2019s better to be cautious and stay safe than to throw caution to the wind and risk losing a lot of money.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Ask Tough Questions<\/h2>\n<p>Another way to protect yourself from getting scammed is to ask tough questions. If something doesn\u2019t sound right, or if it sounds too good to be true, push back and ask questions.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure the answers you get make sense, and if they don\u2019t, keep pressing. If you\u2019re talking on the phone and someone promises you something, ask to get it in writing.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re dealing with a legitimate company, that shouldn\u2019t be a big deal. And it\u2019s especially important when you\u2019re buying gold and silver, where you could end up spending tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>When buying gold and silver, especially through a gold or silver IRA, you should ask questions about how your metals will be stored, how you can confirm ownership of your metals, whether there\u2019s a buyback guarantee, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to get answers to your questions in writing, and don\u2019t ever transfer money before having a binding written agreement in place.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been taught since childhood to be nice and polite to people and not to make waves. But if you don\u2019t stand up for yourself and ask tough questions, other people who aren\u2019t as nice and polite as you can take advantage of you.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Keep Your Emotions in Check<\/h2>\n<p>Once our emotions get going, it can be tough to get them to stop. That\u2019s why we need to keep our emotions in check from the very beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Scammers use lust, greed, and other emotions to elicit a reaction from you. They\u2019re looking to push your buttons. And when they\u2019re able to trigger your emotions, you can become more susceptible to being scammed.<\/p>\n<p>Greed is one of the major emotions scammers will use to try to exploit you. All you have to do is send Prince Jafar $3,000 so he can claim his $20 million inheritance, and he\u2019ll let you have 10% of it.<\/p>\n<p>Such a deal! So much money! Wow!<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not real. And even people who should know better get tempted, as the allure of easy money can be too great to resist.<\/p>\n<p>Fear is another emotion that scammers may try to manipulate. Whether it\u2019s fear of losing money in a market downturn or fear of missing out on an opportunity to buy something before the price goes up, scammers will try to use fear to their advantage.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to gold and silver, they might try to scare you into thinking that you\u2019ll lose all of your wealth in a market crash, and that if you don\u2019t move all of your money into gold, you\u2019ll lose everything you\u2019ve worked so hard to accumulate.<\/p>\n<p>Or they may try to tempt you with a price that seems too good to be true, and that\u2019s only good for a limited time. They\u2019re trying to get you to make a quick decision based on the fear of missing out on a good deal, without doing your due diligence first.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember that when it comes to making any financial decision, you need to put your financial well-being first. Your money is supposed to work for you, and not for anyone else.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Walk Away<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, don\u2019t be afraid to walk away from any deal that seems fishy. It\u2019s far better to leave some unknown salesman mad at you than to put your hard-earned money at risk trying to please someone you just met.<\/p>\n<p>Scammers will try to use your politeness against you, knowing full well that many people are just too nice to tell them where to shove their scams.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be afraid to hang up the phone, ignore emails and phone calls, and block scammers who are pressuring you. Just because someone is using high pressure tactics to get you to part with your money doesn\u2019t mean you have to give in.<\/p>\n<p>There are other ways to get people like this off your back, including giving them the cold shoulder. Don\u2019t put your financial future at risk just because you don\u2019t want to make a scammer upset by telling them no.<\/p>\n<h2>Goldco&#8217;s Commitment to Customer Service<\/h2>\n<p>At Goldco, we realize that not every company out there is looking out for its customers\u2019 best interests. And that\u2019s why we\u2019ve decided to do things differently.<\/p>\n<p>We pride ourselves on helping our customers benefit from owning precious metals like gold and silver, whether that\u2019s in a precious metals IRA or whether it\u2019s through <a href=\"https:\/\/goldco.com\/buy-gold-silver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct cash purchases of gold and silver<\/a> that can be delivered directly to your door.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so sure that you\u2019ll enjoy the gold and silver you buy from us that we even offer a buyback guarantee. And with over 5,000 5-star reviews from our satisfied customers, we\u2019re confident that we\u2019ve done an outstanding job in providing high quality gold and silver products and exemplary customer service.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to add precious metals to your portfolio and you want to make sure that you\u2019re dealing with straight shooters, call Goldco today to talk to our experienced representatives and find out more about how gold can help play a role in safeguarding your financial future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one wants to get scammed. Not you, not your parents, not your kids, not even the people who try to scam you. No one wants to get taken advantage of. When people take advantage of us, at best it injures only our pride. 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