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 (Tanzania)
https://lukashamining.com (Gold Scam)
Lukasha Mining Limited
sales@lukashamining.com
No. 26 Handsworth Mweru way, Lusaka,
inquiry@lukashamining.com
+260 955 121 000
+260 976 539 747
+243 979 384 903
Same scammer as lukashamining.com (Gold Scam)
This scammer's I.P. is 41.72.124.238
He also uses fake name "Plight Chapusha" plightchapusha@gmail.com
199.250.194.209IP: 41.72.124.238
Decimal: 692616430
Hostname: 41.72.124.238
ASN: 37154
ISP: ZAMTEL
Organization: ZAMTEL
Services: None detected
Type: Broadband
Assignment: Likely Static IP
Continent: Africa
Country: Zambia zm
Domain Name: LUKASHAMINING.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.hostinger.com
Updated Date: 2019-01-24T09:16:11Z
Creation Date: 2019-01-24T05:29:26Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-01-24T05:29:26Z
Name Server: NS1.INMOTIONHOSTING.COM
Name Server: NS2.INMOTIONHOSTING.COM
lukashamining.com IN SOA
server: ns1.inmotionhosting.com
email: systems-notices@inmotionhosting.com