Bridge Capital / Telephone Silver Sales

[TwoPenniesEarned]

Hello,

I got a cold call from a group calling themselves "Bridge Capital" trying to sell me silver. They said they were related to a company called "Gibraltar Group". Gibraltar Group had this address:

Gibraltar Group
http://www.grbgold.com
1000 N. West Street, Ste. 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801

The fellow sent me an article at one point from an address that ended in guardianasset.net

I visited http://www.guardianesset.net and it discusses Bullion sales with the product going into depositories...which is the business that this fellow selling me was talking about being in. The Contact info for Guardian Asset Group is this:

319 Clematis Street Suite 406
West Palm Beach, Florida 33458

The fellow originally said they could take a credit card for any amount on an order. I tried to buy a 1000 Oz Bar with a credit card and he then turned around and said that they couldn't take credit card for amounts over $1500. So I cancelled the order for the bar, and he kept calling. Eventually he ended up convincing me to buy a roll of Silver Maples for $510 USD. This sounded like a very good price so I committed.

He kept talking about sending FedEx to pick up a cheque...and so at the last minute I offered to pay by credit card. He then indicated that the amount was too small for a credit card transaction and that we should continue with cheque or wire. So I cancelled the order again.

He kept talking about trust, but he had never sent me anything I had asked for, such as a copy of their insurance binder....as he indicated that they were 100% insured, so I asked for proof of that. Never received it. And he said he could take credit card, twice, and both times I tried to actually use a credit card he balked. I told him that it seemed that all of the trust seemed to need to come from me, by way of basically sticking cash in the mail and sending it to a stranger. He sweet talked me some more and told me all about how trustworthy he was...but at this point I had been lied to twice, so I straight up told him so and that I wasn't going to proceed. He then gave me a condescending statement about how I was a small timer and should buy from the guy down the street, and hung up.

Interestingly, he was asking me to send the cheque to yet another address:

Bridge Capital
Suite 503, 105 South Narcissus avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida

Have you guys seen these companies before? I couldn't find anything on any of them on Google.

[fansubs_ca]

I searched the addresses without the suite numbers in google, the first is a "virtual
office":

http://www.regus.com/locations/virtual- ... n-downtown

Which although is a legitimate thing can easily be misused.

The 3 different company names and addresses make me wonder what's up.

From your description, in the best case they sound like people that don't know what
they are doing since they can't even keep their own credit card policies straight. So
even if they aren't a scam they don't sound worth dealing with.

[Catfish4u]

Hello,

I got a cold call from a group calling themselves "Bridge Capital" trying to sell me silver. They said they were related to a company called "Gibraltar Group". Gibraltar Group had this address:

Gibraltar Group
http://www.grbgold.com
1000 N. West Street, Ste. 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801

The fellow sent me an article at one point from an address that ended in guardianasset.net

I visited http://www.guardianesset.net and it discusses Bullion sales with the product going into depositories...which is the business that this fellow selling me was talking about being in. The Contact info for Guardian Asset Group is this:

319 Clematis Street Suite 406
West Palm Beach, Florida 33458

The fellow originally said they could take a credit card for any amount on an order. I tried to buy a 1000 Oz Bar with a credit card and he then turned around and said that they couldn't take credit card for amounts over $1500. So I cancelled the order for the bar, and he kept calling. Eventually he ended up convincing me to buy a roll of Silver Maples for $510 USD. This sounded like a very good price so I committed.

He kept talking about sending FedEx to pick up a cheque...and so at the last minute I offered to pay by credit card. He then indicated that the amount was too small for a credit card transaction and that we should continue with cheque or wire. So I cancelled the order again.

He kept talking about trust, but he had never sent me anything I had asked for, such as a copy of their insurance binder....as he indicated that they were 100% insured, so I asked for proof of that. Never received it. And he said he could take credit card, twice, and both times I tried to actually use a credit card he balked. I told him that it seemed that all of the trust seemed to need to come from me, by way of basically sticking cash in the mail and sending it to a stranger. He sweet talked me some more and told me all about how trustworthy he was...but at this point I had been lied to twice, so I straight up told him so and that I wasn't going to proceed. He then gave me a condescending statement about how I was a small timer and should buy from the guy down the street, and hung up.

Interestingly, he was asking me to send the cheque to yet another address:

Bridge Capital
Suite 503, 105 South Narcissus avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida

Have you guys seen these companies before? I couldn't find anything on any of them on Google.

' I tried to buy a 1000 Oz Bar with a credit card and he then turned around and said that they couldn't take credit card for amounts over $1500.'

'Eventually he ended up convincing me to buy a roll of Silver Maples for $510 USD. This sounded like a very good price so I committed....... I offered to pay by credit card. He then indicated that the amount was too small for a credit card transaction and that we should continue with cheque or wire.

So...... $1500 was too much for a credit card and $510 was too little? Was he looking for an exact amount for the credit card transaction? Sounds like a major league scam attempt to me....... JMHO

[68Camaro]

I don't know it, but it's not behaving like a legitimate business - buyer beware!

[OtusLotus]

I would IMMEDIATELY cancel the credit card you gave him! AND I would check your statement when it comes...

[Tourney64]

Never give someone your credit card, when they call you. Cancel card now,

[Know Common Cents]

I've spent some time in West Palm and remember that stretch of flower-named streets that you mention. Those places likely exist (you can verify the addresses on the net), but I, too, would be highly suspicious of the dialogue you mention. Run for the exit and bail from any written or implied commitment you have from these clowns.

Plenty of legitimate resources for your PM purchases. Good hunting.