As an example of what you could be dealing with, here are some Gold scammers that have been identified:
Theophilus Wlah Johnson (Sierra Leone)
Alvin Msoffe (Tanzania)
Taofeek Oluwashola Kazeem Ajisafe & Mark Adijum Latif under arrest in Ghana
Frank Okatta , scamming from Uganda
Anolue Kenneth, currently in Cotonou, Benin
Amoussou Fabrice (Benin)
Donoumassou Stephane (Benin)
Eric Dangbé & Léger Zinsou (Benin)
Mohammad Dubadain Dukuray (Sierra Leone)
Kennedy Nhliziyo (Zambia)
http://mccoyship.ru (Gold Scam)
Mccoy Global Security
secure transportation and vaulting of precious metals
info@mccoyship.ru
lms@mccoyship.ru
lms@mccoyglobalsecuritycompany.com
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Scam Domain - Read Identifying Scam Websites
146.0.76.67
domain: MCCOYSHIP.RU
nserver: ns1.steeldns.com.
nserver: ns2.steeldns.com.
state: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, VERIFIED
person: Private Person
registrar: R01-RU
admin-contact: https://partner.r01.ru/contact_admin.khtml
created: 2020-05-18T11:48:24Z
paid-till: 2021-05-18T11:48:24Z
free-date: 2021-06-18
source: TCI
mccoyship.ru IN SOA
server: ns1.steeldns.com
email: notification@kbreaders.com