Fake Gold Bars 假 金 條 在 紐 約 出 現

資料提供者：Sidddney Chen

15 November 2012

裡面是便宜的金屬 "鎢" 因它的密度與純黃金很接近 .

For those who intend to buy gold, here is something to consider:

Density of gold is 19.30 g/cm3; density of tungsten is 19.25 g/cm3.

Fake Gold Bars appears in Manhattan

Fake gold bars turn up in Manhattan

By TI-HUA CHANG, Fox 5 News Reporter

MYFOXNY.COM –

In jewelry stores on 47th Street and Fifth Avenue the important trust between merchants has been violated. A 10-ounce gold bar costing nearly $18,000 turned out to be a counterfeit.

The bar was filled with tungsten, which weighs nearly the same as gold but costs just over a dollar an ounce.

Ibrahim Fadl bought the bar from a merchant who has sold him real gold before. But he heard counterfeit gold bars were going around, so he drilled into several of his gold bars worth $100,000 and saw gray tungsten -- not gold.

What makes so devious is a real gold bar is purchased with the serial numbers and papers, then it is hollowed out, the gold is sold, the tungsten is put in, then the bar is closed up. That is a sophisticated operation.

MTB, the Swiss manufacturer of the gold bars, said customers should only buy from a reputable merchant. The problem, he admits, is Ibrahim Fadl is a very reputable merchant.

Raymond Nessim, CEO Manfra, Tordell & Brookes, said he has reported the
situation to the FBI and Secret Service.

The Secret Service, which deals with counterfeits, said it is investigating.

In March, gold bars filled with tungsten showed up in England.

With New York now hit, it may mean an international ring is involved.

Presumably , this scam is already prevalent in the Chinese / Indian goldsmiths shops throughout Malaysia , Singapore , Brunei , Indonesia , Thailand . I tell you this, I've the GOLDEN MIDAS TOUCH ......... just pay me S$1000.00 and I will get you the GOLD BAR worth US$100k.