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Goldmoney

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Goldmoney Reviews Summary

Goldmoney is a global leader in precious metal custody, offering bullion trading, custody and storage, and jewelry manufacturing. They safeguard nearly $5 billion of precious metal assets for clients worldwide.

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RU
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I would like to buy cryptocurrency and pay in gold, so I wrote to you.
I will pay you a little more money for cryptocurrency,
I will transfer the gold to your account, which will be automatically converted into dollars for the convenience of transferring to your account on the goldmoney company website.
My savings are there.
If you have more than 100 bitcoins, I am ready to buy.
Write me WhatsApp +84 32 790 9763
Telegram:@GOLDKINJANG

Date of experience: November 18, 2019

buy bitcoins
November 8, 2019
Previous review

I will buy bitcoins, dollars paid by first transfer to your holding number on the site, I am ready to buy more than 100 bitcoins or any other cryptocurrency, write me to discuss the details, twitter @MrKinJang

Date of experience: November 6, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Goldmoney Fraudulent
October 11, 2019

I also have had an account with Goldmoney for over 10 years. Previously first rate professional organization. Now they will not release my funds---state they need proof of address despite having an account with them for 10 years. Proof of residence supplied and they still have not released my funds. Frightening experience and a wake up call for dealing with companies outside the US where legal authorities are unknown. As I understand once James Turk left the company it was the beginning of the end. STRONGLY RECOMMEND STAYING AWAY FROM GOLDMONEY.

Date of experience: October 10, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Gregory,
Goldmoney is always looking to stay up-to-date with any regulatory changes, and on occasion that will imply in changing or updating the requirements for account verification. Please also note that regulators require us to request information from clients under certain circumstances, often related to the withdrawal of funds. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us improve our client experience.
If you still have questions about your account, please contact our Relationship Management team at [email protected]

Kentucky
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Update 1
October 6, 2019
Updated review

I called today to close my account, however I was informed that the account has now been cleared. This was a scary wake-up call. I have to decide whether to leave the metal there or move it. I do not yet know. Changing my review to three stars from one...

Date of experience: October 4, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear John,
Goldmoney is always looking to stay up-to-date with any regulatory changes, and on occasion that will imply in changing or updating the requirements for account verification. Please also note that regulators require us to request information from clients under certain circumstances, often related to the withdrawal of funds. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us improve our client experience.
If you still have questions about your account, please contact our Relationship Management team at [email protected]


I thought these reviews were bogus...
October 1, 2019
Previous review

I saw these reviews about a year ago and assumed that a competitor to goldmoney was behind the horrible reviews. As a goldmoney client for well over a decade I simply could not believe all of the bad reviews and stories about being unable to withdraw funds. I had been totally satisfied and felt that my holdings were secure.

I have changed my mind 180 degrees. Goldmoney has frozen a 13 year old account (that was fully verified) and is demanding financial information from me from over a decade ago. Not even the US Internal Revenue Service goes back that far. I am absolutely shocked at the ridiculousness of the information they are asking. There have been zero transactions in my account for several years - it has just been sitting there quietly - which is what I thought precious metals were supposed to do.

I thought it was smart to diversify pm holdings internationally but am now thinking I was a fool.

Date of experience: October 1, 2019
Lithuania
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Trust
October 2, 2019

I have read some reviews on Goldmoney here. What the hell you guys are pondering here about?
Goldmoney is top. I have a card with them- works like dream. Upload your card and off you go shopping, spend your grams. Recently i have tried to send myself physical coins from them too. No problem, i received those shiny ones here in europe in about 2-3 days.
I find many of these comments simply not true. It is true that it takes long time to get yourself verified by the them. But once you are through- you get yourself a Gold Standard Service!

Date of experience: October 1, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Kestas,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Your feedback is appreciated!

Oklahoma
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Customer service is horrible...

"VERIFICATION IN-PROGRESS Verification review of your Holding is currently in progress and typically takes five business days."

It's been over two weeks and I'm still struggling with the KYC process. Which simply does not make any sense, as I have many financial accounts, some with far more stringent KYC requirements... and somehow, GoldMoney is making this process infinitely difficult, maybe even impossible.

Now I have to fight to get my initial test deposit refunded back to me.

Horrible experience.

Given my experience of the GoldMoney customer service, well, I would not want to go through this again.

Nor would I recommend their service.

One last thing... I just realized they are a Canada company. This is unbelievable.

I found GoldMoney via YouTube, silly me for trusting the video.

Date of experience: September 14, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear James,
I'm sorry to hear your experience was not satisfactory. Goldmoney's AML and KYC compliance protocols are extensive and we do our best to minimize any complications. Any request for personal information is made to satisfy our regulatory requirements.
We appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. If you still have questions or concerns, please contact our support team for assistance.

Arizona
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Had an account with Goldmoney for years, no problem putting money in and withdrawing when I needed to. Just recently I decided to close my account and withdraw my holdings completely. That's when the game playing started. I received an email from them asking for all sorts of documents to be sent to them in order to withdraw my funds. No problem selling my shares, but a REAL BIG PROBLEM GETTING THEM TO RETURN My FUNDS! STAY AWAY from this company. Be aware that if you already have an open account with them, they will do everything they can to get you to KEEP your funds there instead of withdrawing funds when you want to. After sending them a long list of documents they requested, the next step is to try to get you to move the money into other types of accounts or a credit card or bitcoin - all accounts they control. I finally fought with them and eventually got my money wired out and closed my account, but it took a lot of threats and jumping through hoops to accomplish that.

Date of experience: September 9, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Linda,
I'm sorry to hear your experience was not satisfactory. Goldmoney's AML and KYC compliance protocols are extensive and we do our best to minimize any complications. Any request for personal information is made to satisfy our regulatory requirements.
We appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. If you still have questions or concerns, please contact our support team for assistance.

New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Withdrew no problem
August 24, 2019

I read negative reviews regarding the ability to sell gold and withdraw. I did a test, sold some gold, and withdrew in less than a day. Perhaps some people are having issues with the legal requirements of the country you live in because it seems pretty straightforward to me.

Date of experience: August 22, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Steve,
Thank you for your feedback! We are glad to hear you are happy with our services.

New York
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Yes, I should have read the Terms and Conditions in more detail. I did read them. I don't recall seeing that " you can not get a penny of your money back, that was not invested in metal first." That means, if you leave any extra money in your account, and that extra money is not invested in metal -- it becomes the property of GoldMoney. They should say that up front, but then who would give them their money?

The help staff makes the appearances of an effort.

Overall, if this was a solid, customer-oriented company, they would be FAR more transparent and concilatory to their customers.

Date of experience: June 27, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Hello,

We are a publicly traded online precious metals custodian and follow the highest standards of global AML and KYC regulations and policies.

Finland
1 review
9 helpful votes
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After my experience and reading other reviews about Goldmoney I am surprised that this company still is in business. It is a fraud. They will take your money and never give it back. The customer service is lousy. Their home page where the redeeming is does not work.
And if you might get something back, you are ripped off with hideous transfer fees.

I deposited 100 2-3 years ago and now I have been fighting for months to get at least some of it back. This company should be closed down regarding how it treats it customers, at least those who have made small deposits.

Date of experience: May 21, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Chris-Marie,

We are a publicly traded online precious metals custodian and follow the highest standards of global AML and KYC. Our Relationship Management team replied to your May 10th message promptly with a solution for withdrawing your funds. Let us know if you run into any issues and we will be happy to walk you through over the phone.

Germany
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Feeling scammed
May 10, 2019

I am 100% sure i have some gold left there.
My balance is just not showing it.
Trying to solve this for month.
Only unhelpful general answers.

$#*!ing scammers

Date of experience: May 10, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Robin,

Our response to you on Monday provided instruction on how to login to your account. If you need help resetting your password, we can help you over the phone. Please email us at [email protected] and we can troubleshoot over the phone for you.

Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Terrible experience, they overcharge you for everything and you are not able to move your money without get rib off. I will never put my money there again. Be aware

Date of experience: May 9, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Jose,

We are a publicly traded online custodial service and have some of the lowest fees in the industry.

District of Columbia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Goldmoney's fee structure is designed for the active trader only. If you do not trade sufficiently every month, before long, your holdings will disappear in no time.The worst part is they do not adequately inform you of this at the time you purchase your first metals, and do not directly inform you as they drain away your metals in order to pay the fees. The lack of transparency far outweighs any the benefits of globally dispersed holdings. Stick to working with a trusted financial institution

Date of experience: May 4, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Mark,

We have some of the lowest fees for an online custodial service. Our Relationship Managers would be happy to walk you though the fee structure, please email them at [email protected].

Australia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Terrible
April 17, 2019

Basically looks like a complete scam to me. Unable to see my original Bitgold account any more. Still not approved for their Gold Money site, but my accounts are tied up in Limbo.

Date of experience: April 17, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Walter,

Happy to help you login to your personal account and complete your holding application. Please email us at [email protected]

Maryland
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Shady
January 31, 2019

They removed ACH support for US banks with no notice. Very shady and customer unfriendly. I don't recommend sending them your money.

Date of experience: January 31, 2019
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Robert,

We removed the ACH feature in order to improve the security and functionality of our platform. We are a publicaly traded company and our Relationship Management team strives to provide friendly service and quick effective solutions within 24 hours.

Italy
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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I opened an account a few months ago and sent 100 usd just to test thing out, and i am so glad i didn´t send more money than that! The verification process has been "ongoing" for THREE MONTHS! I contacted them 5 times already and, when they reply, they keep saying the verification is being done and they will contact me if they need more documents. Bear in mind that without this verification process, that they are not doing (!), i can not withdraw my money! I regreat ever trusting this company!

Date of experience: December 13, 2018
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Alex,

We are required to follow our regulatory obligations and observe proper due diligence. Your application is actively being worked on. Please send an email to Richard at [email protected] and he will review for you.

Spain
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Goldmoney Steal my Money
October 17, 2018

I have my accounts verified already for 3 years, until now No problem at all. But since last September I can not take my Money out, I tired already to talk with the Customer Support, but even if I prove my name again with my Passport and the details on my Profile, Goldmoney is telling me that my Name is Not Correct, with my Bank Details. My bank is: Deutsche Bank (one of more biggest bank in the world), but for Goldmoney, that is Not a Commercial Bank.
I think that Goldmoney is already a Scam, now I am trying to get in touch with the Anti Fraud department in Canada.

Date of experience: October 17, 2018
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Sandra,

We are required by international regulatory requirements to periodically review and update our clients accounts. Please email our senior relationship manager, Richard, at [email protected] and he will look into this matter in more detail for you.

Florida
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Stay Away!
July 26, 2018

Getting money out is very hard unless you use an account they approve they charge way to high of fees, I still haven't been able to cash out, its a rip off for the most part I would avoid this company for sure, my bank rejected the transfer from them, I asked them why and they said they where not trusted. Basically there are better places to invest or put your money with less fees and easier to get your money out. They won't write you a check or use PayPal etc...

Date of experience: July 25, 2018
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Sky,

We have some of the lowest fees in the industry and are a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange. No other platform offers the flexibility and functionality of our platform.
Please email Richard at [email protected] and he can look into this withdrawal issue of yours.

Canada
1 review
15 helpful votes
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After 5 years of holding gold, Ive sold the asset and tried to wire the money back. THat was a month ago. My account is pending and I keep just hearing - its been escalated, we are working on it. Basically I cannot reach anyone by phone and I cannot access my funds. This seems like fraudulent activity and Im clearest not the only one.

Date of experience: June 13, 2018
Thailand
1 review
15 helpful votes
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New Policy
June 1, 2018

Everything was fine for years but that changed a few months ago. GoldMoney has a new policy of freezing accounts every time they request information. It could be anything such as address confirmation or phone number or even source of funds info from many years ago. When I became tired of all the hassles and tried to close my account I was informed of another policy. I was not allowed to withdraw my money. I was shocked. I thought my money would be safe at GoldMoney but now I'm afraid because they are freezing so many accounts. Hopefully someone can help me get my money back.

Date of experience: May 31, 2018
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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So far so good.
November 16, 2017

My experience has differed from the other posters. Been using Goldmoney for a month or so. Yes the sign up process requires some patience but over all has been a great experience.

Never bought more than a few silver coins before but now own some gold too. Pretty cool service imo.

Would recommend if you want to own some gold and dont know how to

Date of experience: November 16, 2017
Relationship M. — Goldmoney Rep
over a year old

Dear Juan,
Thank you for the positive feedback. It means a lot knowing that our platform is meeting your goals and expectations. We've greatly improved the sign up process and the platforms features and functionality.

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Goldmoney is the world’s most trusted precious metal and Cryptocurrency custodian. We safeguard nearly $2 billion of assets for clients in over 150 countries.


goldmoney.com
Founded in 2001
Toronto, ON, Canada