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)
http://minmidt-gov.net (Cameroonian gold scam) (Fake Government website)
MINISTRY OF MINES, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Ministerial building (immeuble rose) - Yaounde
Tel : +237 669 763 611
E-mail : infos@minmidt-gov.net
This is their fake verification form: https://form.myjotform.com/62586466584572
*The same scammers have setup the following frauds...
gigcameroon.com
mimitd-cam.com
goldforsaledirectory.blogspot.ca
camministriesofmines.com
asianpapermanufacturers.com
painmedsforum.com
MedsChemSuppliers.com
minmidt-gov.com
goldbarsforsaledirectory.com
howtobuygoldblog.wordpress.com
As an example of what you could be dealing with, here are some Cameroon scammers that has been identified ==> viewtopic.php?t=125
104.27.174.158
104.27.175.158
Domain Name: MINMIDT-GOV.NET
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Name Server: RACHEL.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
Name Server: TIM.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
Updated Date: 26-sep-2016
Creation Date: 26-sep-2016
Expiration Date: 26-sep-2017