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  • Report:  #1136741

Complaint Review: Discount Gold Brokers Inc. - Select State/Province

Reported By:
James - Benicia, California,
Submitted:
Updated:

Discount Gold Brokers Inc.
Select State/Province, USA
Web:
www.discountgoldbrokers.com
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On November 26, 2013 I purchased from Discount Gold Brokers 500 silver eagles worth approximately $12,000.00.  As per TV business channels' advertisement and the company itself, the eagles would be delivered within 28 days or 4 weeks.

On April 15, 2013 there was a "desist and refrain" order (violations of Corporations code, section 29520) put out on Discount Gold Brokers by Mary Ann Smith, Commissioner of Corporations.  I was not aware of this, and I should have looked these people up prior to purchasing.  In spite of this violation, the company still sold me these 500 silver eagles which I have never received.  I sent a wire for the $12,000.00 on November 26, 2013.  It has been over five months and I have not only not received these eagles, but I cannot get the company to respond.  The company does not anwer their phone calls (Mike Berman) or emails.

There are other complaints on this company in reviews "on-line".  The company is fraudalent and/or operating a Ponzi scheme. 

I have documentation of the wire I sent the company and the times I was able to reach Mike Berman before he stopped answering his phone calls and the attempts I have made to contact the company.

There is a rumor mentioned on one of the reviews (2/27/14) that Discound Gold Brokers may have changed their name to Discount Metal Brokers, Inc. 

    

 



1 Updates & Rebuttals

GoRicky

Nacogdoches,
Texas,
Jailtime for Bozo

#2Consumer Comment

Mon, April 07, 2014

Hi Discount Gold Brokers Customers

I dug further and discovered that we have recently issued an enforcement action against Discount Gold Brokers, Inc., on April 15 of last year. The “Desist & Refrain” order prohibits further sale of commodities to California customers. Please feel free to advertise the order against the company as you see fit. You may reproduce the actual order or provide the link to our website where it is posted: http://www.dbo.ca.gov/ENF/pdf/2013/DiscountGoldBrokers_dr.pdf.

As for current customers with grievances, the best advice I can give is for individuals to file a complaint with the California Department of Business Oversight so that we can further our official investigation into the company. Our complaints page is athttp://www.dbo.ca.gov/Consumers/consumer_services.asp.

Complaints may also be filed online and the process to do so begins at this page:https://dbo.secureprtportal.com/pages/dfi_ecomplaint.aspx.

As stated on the webpages above, this is our philosophy regarding complaints:

The California Department of Business Oversight encourages the public to submit complaints if it is believed that a licensee of the Department is acting in violation of state law or has acted improperly. Complaints are also encouraged regarding any company or person that may be conducting unlicensed activity that is within the Department’s jurisdiction. The Department evaluates and reviews complaints for alleged violations of the laws we administer and take appropriate action as authorized under the law.

You may provide any or all of this information as you see fit.

Thanks,

ML

Mark Leyes

Director of Communications

Department of Business Oversight

1515 K Street, #200

Sacramento, CA 95814-4052

(916) 322-7180

[email protected]

www.dbo.ca.gov

 

However, I'll bet those guys aren't even in the country anymore. I called the office building the are/were in & they have paid the rent for April - even though that means nothing.  PLEASE, AUTHORITIES – DON’T LET THOSE CREEPS GET AWAY WITH IT.  VICTIMS – DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN IN A PROACTIVE WAY, AND DO IT LOUDLY !!

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The Corporation Department of Business Oversight (as of April 15 of 2013) issued a Desist & Refrain order, barring Discount Gold Brokers from doing any business with any CA residents.  If you bought after that date, you might be able to have another governmental body file criminal charges (conspiracy, fraud, RICO Act Charges, -PRISON TIME- etc...)

I've reproduced a notice - BELOW -

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#2 Consumer Comment

Attention Discount Gold Broker Customers

AUTHOR: fraud Investigator - ()

Hi Discount Gold Brokers Customers

I dug further and discovered that we have recently issued an enforcement action against Discount Gold Brokers, Inc., on April 15 of last year. The “Desist & Refrain” order prohibits further sale of commodities to California customers. Please feel free to advertise the order against the company as you see fit. You may reproduce the actual order or provide the link to our website where it is posted: http://www.dbo.ca.gov/ENF/pdf/2013/DiscountGoldBrokers_dr.pdf.

As for current customers with grievances, the best advice I can give is for individuals to file a complaint with the California Department of Business Oversight so that we can further our official investigation into the company. Our complaints page is athttp://www.dbo.ca.gov/Consumers/consumer_services.asp.

Complaints may also be filed online and the process to do so begins at this page:https://dbo.secureprtportal.com/pages/dfi_ecomplaint.aspx.

As stated on the webpages above, this is our philosophy regarding complaints:

The California Department of Business Oversight encourages the public to submit complaints if it is believed that a licensee of the Department is acting in violation of state law or has acted improperly. Complaints are also encouraged regarding any company or person that may be conducting unlicensed activity that is within the Department’s jurisdiction. The Department evaluates and reviews complaints for alleged violations of the laws we administer and take appropriate action as authorized under the law.

You may provide any or all of this information as you see fit.

Thanks,

ML

Mark Leyes

Director of Communications

Department of Business Oversight

1515 K Street, #200

Sacramento, CA 95814-4052

(916) 322-7180

[email protected]

www.dbo.ca.gov

 

However, I'll bet those guys aren't even in the country anymore. I called the office building the are/were in & they have paid the rent for April - even though that means nothing.  PLEASE, AUTHORITIES – DON’T LET THOSE CREEPS GET AWAY WITH IT.  VICTIMS – DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN IN A PROACTIVE WAY, AND DO IT LOUDLY !!

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