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)
https://quantumcongo.com (Gold Scam)
QUANTUM CONGO MINERALS GROUP SARL
260 AVENUE LUBILASHI, COMMUNE DE LUBUMBASHI, KATANGA PROVINCE, RD CONGO.
MR. Elvis Balengela
Commercial Director
Whatsapp 1: +260 96 7081766
Whatsapp 2: +243 974 922229
Skype/Wechat: Quantum.Congo
Email: balengela@quantumcongo.com | munalula@quantumcongo.com
Scam Domain - Read Identifying Scam Websites
185.61.152.51
Domain Name: QUANTUMCONGO.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2253698460_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 2018-09-25T21:33:14Z
Creation Date: 2018-04-18T04:09:19Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-04-18T04:09:19Z
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 1068
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@namecheap.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.6613102107
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Name Server: NS1.SERVERTZ.COM
Name Server: NS2.SERVERTZ.COM