Warum regt sich eigentlich niemand in der Schweiz, und anderswo darüber auf, dass Banken an ihre Kunden andauernd Gold auf dem Papier verkaufen, dass sie gar nicht physisch besitzen?
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Gold bar scam companies wound up
Two Edinburgh-registered firms which claimed to sell gold ingots in a get-rich-quick scam have been wound up by the Department of Trade and Industry.
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The DTI fears that Prime Goldbank and Prime Bank fleeced thousands of customers in the UK.
Both companies are registered in Great King Street and Palmerston Place in the Scottish capital.
Customers were told they could recoup 60% of their original investment by introducing six new customers.
The businesses promoted a website selling gold ingots of varying sizes and claimed gold could be bought at its branches in Scotland.
But a DTI investigation found there was no gold, the Edinburgh offices were virtual, calls were re-routed and mail was forwarded to Dubai.
It is unclear how many people were duped into buying the non-existent gold, but the company claimed to have almost six million customers worldwide and 16,000 in the UK.