Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns newcounterfeits in marketplace have matching certification numbers (Temecula, California) April 5, 2023 – Recent examples of fake “certified” Morgan and Peace dollars have been found with the same…
Learn what's happening and how you can avoid becoming a fraud victim with advice from former Professional Numismatists Guild President Dana Samuelson and Doug Davis, Anti-Counterfeiting Director of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation…
Investigators find more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com Two of the ten counterfeit American Eagle “silver” bullion coins received by a…
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns of fake “precious metal” and “rare coins” offered online, and helpsa Texas investor who became an unsuspecting victim Some of the counterfeit coins received by a Texas investor.…
“Facebook has become the predominant choice of fraudsters.” (Temecula, California) September 20, 2021 -- Online scams related to counterfeit coins and precious metals continue to escalate and a major tool used by…
If genuine, the intercepted counterfeits would have a retail value of about $2 million (Temecula, CA) June 1, 2021 – Representatives of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and its Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF)…
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation warns of surge in fake “silver” coins offered online (Temecula, California) February 11, 2021 -- The recent panic buying of silver bullion has sparked a significant increase in fraudulent…
News Media Contact: Doug Davis, Phone: 817-723-7231Email: Doug@ACEFonline.org (Temecula, California) December 23, 2020 -- Promptly acting on a tip from a concerned collector, the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation’s Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) has…
(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…
Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and U.S. Treasury OIG conduct educational seminar (Leander, Texas) October 2, 2020 – The opening of the Texas Bullion Depository in the Austin suburb of Leander earlier this year…