Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation

The following is a Press Release from the Anti-Counterfeiting Education Foundation (ACEF) warning that there are potentially hundreds of sites now selling counterfeit gold and silver coins to unwitting collectors and investors. As the saying goes: If it is a deal too good to be true, it is likely not true. Looking to buy gold and silver, “Oliver,” an investor in Texas, responded to advertisements on Facebook from two companies that touted exceptionally low “introductory …

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The following is a Press Release from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) highlighting that the organizations concerns and documentation of counterfeit coins and counterfeiting processes have been highlighted in recent United States federal government reports. The federal agencies including statements from ACEF include the Office of the United States Trade Representative. The sale of counterfeit U.S. coins and precious metals on e-commerce platforms and third-party marketplaces continues to escalate and the number of victims proves …

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The following is a Press Release from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) announcing that the organization helped law enforcement with the seizure of more than 40,000 fake coins. Representatives of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) and its Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) on the request of the Secret Service provided on-site numismatic expertise to federal law enforcement agents in the Los Angeles area who seized more than 40,000 fake Morgan and Peace dollars, American Eagle silver …

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The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) has released the following Press Release concerning recent scams found to attract buyers of counterfeit United States silver dollars. The rise in these scams has principally come from the steady rise of silver bullion in the market. February 11, 2021 — The recent panic buying of silver bullion has sparked a significant increase in fraudulent or misleading online advertising to lure unsuspecting retail buyers to purchase counterfeit United States silver dollars, …

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The following is a Press Release from the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) announcing that it has helped collectors, dealers and the general public with the removal of over $1 million in counterfeit coins and precious metal items. (Temecula, California) December 10, 2020 – Funded only by donations, the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) worked with law enforcement agencies in 2020 to protect collectors, dealers and the general public by helping remove from the marketplace over …

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(Fallbrook, California) May 26, 2020 – A fraudulent advertisement for bullion coins on Facebook, fake encapsulation holders and requests for expert help from federal agencies kept the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) busy during May 2020. “Among the cases we’re investigating is the sale of ten fake one-ounce silver American Eagles. They were unsuspectingly purchased by someone who responded to an advertisement that popped up while he was checking his Facebook account. All ten coins …

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