We received an offer by Henry Chie and Charles Mokum, stating they represent Bacon Miners Company.
They stated, that a buyer's permit issued by the Ministry of Mines and Industry of Cameroon is required. For said permit, any buyer of gold would have to pay USD 3000 to the ministry.
We were put in touch with someone claiming to be Theodore Koulagna from the Ministry, and he presented us with a pro-forma invoice. He uses an email [email protected]. This domain is registered in Panama...The bank account to collect the fee was not in the name of the Ministry, but instead he claimed it was "Minis Mines Cameroon". That account is held at Hungarian Magnet Bank. We contacted the bank, and the Bank confirmed that neither the government of Cameroon nor a company of said name maintains an account with them. All people mentioned here are clearly involved in a fraudulent scheme to extract funds for a non-existent permit. BEWARE!
They stated, that a buyer's permit issued by the Ministry of Mines and Industry of Cameroon is required. For said permit, any buyer of gold would have to pay USD 3000 to the ministry.
We were put in touch with someone claiming to be Theodore Koulagna from the Ministry, and he presented us with a pro-forma invoice. He uses an email [email protected]. This domain is registered in Panama...The bank account to collect the fee was not in the name of the Ministry, but instead he claimed it was "Minis Mines Cameroon". That account is held at Hungarian Magnet Bank. We contacted the bank, and the Bank confirmed that neither the government of Cameroon nor a company of said name maintains an account with them. All people mentioned here are clearly involved in a fraudulent scheme to extract funds for a non-existent permit. BEWARE!