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Numismatic Crime – Suspect Arrested in Facebook Counterfeit Note Case

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Suspect Arrested in Counterfeit CSA Note Case On February 22, 2023, the Numismatic Crime Information...

ACEF Reports Fakers Using Same Cert Numbers Multiple Times

Recent examples of fake “certified” Morgan and Peace dollars have been found with the same certification numbers on the encapsulation inserts, cautions the Anti-Counterfeiting...

Coin Theft Suspects Caught With Help From NGC and NCIC

Two people were charged in connection with the thefts of rare coins and bullion coins mailed to customers from Beaumont, Texas. One of the...
Euro Banknote Counterfeiting Remained Low in 2022. Image: Adobe Stock.

Euro Banknote Counterfeiting Remained Low in 2022

By the European Central Bank (ECB) ...... 376,000 counterfeit euro banknotes withdrawn from circulation in 2022, second-lowest level ever in proportion to total banknotes...
Numismatic Crime

Numismatic Crime – Vehicle Burglary Suspects Target Coin Dealers

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Suspects Arrested in Coin Dealer Vehicle Burglary A coin dealer heading home from the recent...
Numismatic Crime - Counterfeit Confederate Notes Sold Over Facebook

Numismatic Crime – Counterfeit Notes Sold Over Facebook

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Coin Shop Burglary - Florida The Bay County Sheriff’s Deptartment is investigating the early morning...
Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Investigators discover more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com   A Long Island, New York investor...
Stolen Morgan Dollar from Package. Numismatic Crime

Numismatic Crime – Coins Stolen From International Shipments

  By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Stolen in Transit: USPS - Texas to California A package being shipped by Priority Mail...
Numismatic Crime - Help Catch Traveling Coin Theft Suspects: NCIC, Doug Davis

Numismatic Crime – Help Catch Traveling Coin Theft Suspects

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Lost/Stolen in Transit: UPS - Texas to Georgia A package being shipped UPS Overnight direct...
Numismatic Crime - Coins, Bankotes Stolen in Transit

Numismatic Crime – Coins, Bankotes Stolen in Transit

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Stolen in Transit: USPS - Kansas to Florida A package shipped by USPS Express Mail...
Look Out! More Fake "Certified" Morgan Dollars Appear in Facebook Ads

Look Out! More Fake “Certified” Morgan Dollars Appear in Facebook Ads

By CoinWeek .... On January 16, CoinWeek published an article by Jack Young where he talked about a particularly egregious wave of counterfeit Morgan dollars...
Numismatic Crime - Coin Theft at New York International Convention

Numismatic Crime – Coin Theft at New York International Convention

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... The New York City Police Department is investigating a coin theft that occurred at...
New Jersey Man Indicted for Alleged Gold Fraud

New Jersey Man Indicted for Alleged Gold Fraud

By United States Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts ...... On Thursday, December 8, a New Jersey man was indicted by a federal grand jury in...

Ex-Wall Street Trader Convicted in Precious Metals Spoofing Scheme

By the United States Department of Justice ...... On Friday, December 9, 2022, a federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted a former...
Federal Court Orders Monex and Owners to Pay $38 Million for Fraud

Federal Court Orders Monex and Owners to Pay $38 Million for Fraud

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ...... On December 21, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the U.S. District Court for the Central District of...
Numismatic Crimes Escalate During Last Quarter - NCIC Year-End Support

Numismatic Crimes Escalate During Last Quarter – NCIC Year-End Support

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... The landscape of numismatic and retail crime has changed and continues to...

PCGS Reports Missing Packages, Working With USPS

Collectors (PSA, PCGS, and Wata) is aware of a very small number of packages that have been reported as delivered to our headquarters in...
Lost/Stolen in Transit: USPS - Himyarite drachms, Switzerland to CA

Numismatic Crime – California Coin Shop Burglarized

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Vehicle Burglary - San Francisco, California On November 9, a dealer traveling to...

Numismatic Crime – Suspects in Texas Coin Shop Thefts

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Alert: Suspects Traveling in Gold Theft On October 28, 2022, the subjects pictured...
Coin crime, theft, robbery and fraud

Colorado Man Gets 27 Months for Africa Gold Scheme

By United States Attorney’s Office, District of Montana ...... On Monday, November 7, 2022, a Colorado man who admitted to defrauding a Montana family of...
Numismatic Crime - Coin Shop Burglaries and Vehicular Break-ins

Numismatic Crime – Coin Shop Burglaries and Vehicular Break-ins

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Coin Shop Burglary - Stockton, California The Stockton Police Department is investigating a...
More Than €4 Million in Fake 500 Euro Bills Seized in Spain

More Than €4 Million in Fake 500 Euro Bills Seized in Spain

One of the most sophisticated euro counterfeits ever detected in the EU   By Europol ...... On September 21, 2022, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía...
Precious Metals Crime and Fraud - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Precious Metals Dealer Bob Higgins of Argent Group Charged With Ongoing Fraud

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ...... On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it filed a civil enforcement action...
Numismatic Crime - $50,000 Reward Offered for Recovery of Stolen Coins

Numismatic Crime – $50,000 Reward Offered for Recovery of Stolen Coins

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Stolen in Transit: FedEx - Arizona to Florida A package being sent via...
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), precious metals fraud and crime

CFTC Orders Goldline, A-Mark to Pay Over $1 Million for Fraud

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   On Thursday, September 22, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges...
Numismatic Crime - Suspect Attempts to Sell Coins Stolen From Mail

Numismatic Crime – Suspect Attempts to Sell Coins Stolen From Mail

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Stolen in Transit: USPS - New York to Oregon A package being sent...
Numismatic Crime - Coin and Paper Money Thefts

Numismatic Crime – Coin and Paper Money Thefts

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Coin Burglary - Phoneix, Arizona The Phoenix Police Department is investigating a commercial...
Numismatic Crime - Coin Show Dealers High-Profile Targets

Numismatic Crime – Coin Show Dealers High-Profile Targets

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... Coin Show Dealers Becoming High-Profile Targets During the past several months, organized groups...
Numismatic Crime - Smash and Grab Groups Targeting Coin Shops

Numismatic Crime – Smash and Grab Groups Targeting Coin Shops

By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ...... USPS: Stolen/Missing - New Jersey to California A package being shipped from New...
Precious Metals Crime and Fraud - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

CFTC Charges Nevada Metals Trader With Spoofing in Gold and Silver Markets

By Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   On Friday, August 5, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the...