Geovest

I don't think the bullion banks care what the price is in GBP. The most important thing is that it closed yesterday above $2000. That was the first time in history that we had a monthly close above $2000, which is a very positive conformation of uptrend. Lets see if it can stay above $2000 for a few days.

I have just had a call from my bank, they have concluded their investigation and concluded that I was blameless in this scam and have refunded me in full. This is a great result.

I would like to thank all the members on this tread for their support and good wishes. I would also specifically like to thank @BackyardBullion for setting up the victims pool and to all the members that so generously contributed to that. I was very touched by this and now thankfully will not need to make use of that. This is a great credit to the spirit and integrity of the members on this forum. Maybe the proceeds of that fund can form the backbone of a fund for future scam victims.

Thanks again and best wishes to everyone.

3 hours ago, stefffana said:

@Geovest? @PlainSailing? Any updates from your banks yet?

I got a text from the bank today to say that they are investigating and will let me know soon. So still waiting

7 hours ago, PlainSailing said:

I am not sure if reporting it to action fraud helps in getting funds back. I was put off by the list of agencies they share your details with. From reading the T&Cs it seemed to me you indefinitely open the door to all your transactions past and future when you use that service. I reported it to my bank immediately but have not yet raised it with the police fraud department as the risk to reward ratio seems staked against you.

Action fraud will not get your money back, however your bank sees it as part of the proof that you have really been scammed. They need to tick boxes.

20 hours ago, KRO said:

so where are we now with people who are still suffering a loss from the scumbag

Two refunded by the banks
Any luck @Geovest?

Any luck @SlugForAButt?

Anyone else scammed?

Sill waiting to hear from the bank (We will write to you within the the next 14 days...)

2 hours ago, ChrisSilver said:

As highlighted by some other posters a good way to check if an account is more likely to be genuine than not is the amount of time they have put into creating good content on the forum and not just solely sales topics. This is also high listed in the risk topic as one of the suggestions of what to check. 

This on the other hand would discriminate against members who are naturally shy  or feel they cannot necessary's contribute as much but prefer to read and learn from other's posts.  I guess there is no easy solution.