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The risk of counterfeiting and counterfeiting of gold is high if it is traded on online forums. Pictured: Check the gold when customers come to sell at SJC Company – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Buyers reduce the difference to pay for the “golden house.” But how risky will this lead to the buyer, the seller?
Difference from “sawn”
Ms. Thanh Uyen (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) said that last August, when she was trading at the headquarters of a large gold company, a customer pulled her hand “to ask” if she came to buy or sell gold. . . “This person said that if I sell gold, then I sell it to him to reduce the payment difference compared to buying directly from the company. I was quite surprised by this offer because I used to buy and sell directly with the big gold company.” “- Said Mrs. Uyen.
Not only Ms Uyen, recently appeared in various gold forums, many cases of requests to buy and sell gold bullion through a gold forum that brought together quite a few members: “Who needs to sell SJC gold bullion in Hanoi inbox? You “,” I need to buy 3 SJC gold taels in Hanoi area, you want to sell, we split the difference “… Immediately after that, some cases responded and suggested to send a text message . direct. Some gold stores also come to offer good prices.
According to Tuoi Tre’s research, the request to buy and sell fit between individuals and individuals has just appeared recently, when the gold market is hot again and the difference between the buy and sell price of gold has been pushed too hard. far.
At the peak of August 12, there was a time when gold companies widened the difference between buy and sell prices to an all-time high: 4.68 million / tael. With this difference, sellers of gold suffer almost 10% of each volume of gold, so many buyers and sellers find ways to circumvent their own agreement.
According to the explanation of Mrs. TH (HCMC), someone who wants to buy and sell this type, is “beneficial to both the seller and the buyer” because the seller can sell at a higher price, while the buyer buys cheaper than buying in the store. yellow. Not to mention the purchase of this type of two individuals closing prices together and then transacting. There are times when the price of gold fluctuates rapidly, run to the gold shop, the price of gold is far from the previous price.
Regarding risk, Ms TH said: “Usually gold bullion sellers have invoices and vouchers, the serial number on the invoice is not too worried. If necessary, I will ask the gold shop let him see it. “
Beware of fake gold
Speaking with Tuoi Tre, the experts said that if you listen to the idea that this method of buying and selling gold helps to bridge the difference in price, but it can be “disadvantage or disadvantage”.
The expert Nguyen Ngoc Trong said that gold is a valuable asset, when buying, it is required to have an invoice that clearly indicates the serial number of the gold piece. Buying and selling by self-agreement is easy to “stick” because the status of SJC imitation gold (ie a real four digit piece of gold but not produced by SJC) is very sophisticated. There is also the risk of buying fake gold or gold at the wrong age.
“The fake gold is quite sophisticated. If only seen with the naked eye, it will be difficult to distinguish due to the same design and weight. There are cases where the bad guys still cut a small line under the actual packaging of the SJC gold piece to “cage” The piece of fake gold should not be cheaper than a few hundred thousand dong and take the risk, “recommended Mr. Trong.
Meanwhile, expert Tran Thanh Hai, chairman of the board of directors of SJC Phu Tho Company, said that buying and selling gold according to the “delivery” style still runs the risk of being sanctioned by the authorities. Because according to Government Decree 24, the gold trade is a conditional business; Organizations and individuals can only buy and sell gold at banks and companies licensed by the State Bank to trade gold bullion.
Phishing warning
Notably, warnings about fraud by selling gold at low prices have appeared in gold trading forums. The moderators of the forum say “be wary of nicks that offer prices that are not transparent or that do not have specific stores”. According to this warning, there are Facebook nicknames on the Internet with the transaction price of gold cheaper than the price of wholesalers or fake brands of famous gold houses, taking the addresses of reputable stores but not actually those of people. from this store. When the client closes the price, he will request a partial transfer to maintain the price. But when customers come for gold, they only go to widely dispersed addresses.
Therefore, the buyer faces the risks: losing the transferred deposit or receiving fake gold, fake gold because the buyer is not a professional gold house for verification. You can also receive enough gold, but the price is different from the set price.
In fact, despite the warning, there are still occasional cases of buying fake gold. As in the case of Ms VT, she said she was sweating when she brought in a piece of SJC gold purchased from another gold company to sell at SJC and was informed that this was not a piece of gold produced by the company. SJC also requires drilling a hole in the gold piece or it will notify the police.
Fortunately, with the invoice, clearly indicating the serial number of the gold piece, he contacted the company where he purchased the gold piece to request that a representative come to settle. After that, the company that sold your gold agreed to buy back your piece of gold. However, if you buy it by hand, gold owners like Ms. VT are most likely not so lucky.
Representative of the State Bank of Ho Chi Minh City What what?
According to Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City State Bank, there are 837 outlets in Ho Chi Minh City that are licensed to trade gold bullion belonging to 20 banks and 12 gold businesses.
“People should only buy and sell gold in authorized places, both as a way to protect themselves from the risk of imitation gold, fake gold, and to avoid being sanctioned by the authorities if they detect gold trading in which they are not licensed”, Mr. Minh said.
The risk of imitation is high due to the super benefits.
According to Tuoi Tre’s research, SJC imitation gold status often occurs at the time when the gold price is high and there is a big difference between the domestic and world gold price.
The State Bank strictly manages the processing of gold bars at SJC, so the business world cannot “convert” smuggled gold into SJC gold as before. So they have come up with a way to stamp fake gold brand pieces and then they sold out.
With the difference on September 6 of 2.42 million / tael, for each consumption piece of imitation gold, the profit was 2.42 million dong. If 1,000 pieces are sold, the profit is 2.42 billion.
