Global InterGold (former Emgoldex) has already a long history of banking problems, which is probably not strange considering that we are talking about a scam. This is also acknowledged by authorities and banks. For example, here's a warning by Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
I have been keeping an eye on this scam from the early 2017. During that time there has been about 10 different bank accounts used, held by various shell companies. Nevertheless, Global InterGold has been surprisingly successful and persevere in holding bank accounts in Bulgaria continually sticking on to one specific shell company, MD7 Trade Ltd.
The company was incorporated in 2016 with a small initial capital of about 255 euros. The owner is Mihails Subotins, an Ukrainian businessman. Interestingly the name popped up in Greek media in 2017 while an embezzlement scandal tied to a Greek basketball club reached headlines.
The latest bank account changes
MD7 Trade Ltd has had bank accounts at least in the following five Bulgarian banks:
• Raiffeisenbank
• International Asset Bank
• Piraeus Bank Bulgaria AD
• United Bulgarian Bank
• Bulgarian-American Credit Bank
The latest bank account details given to the victims of the scam were directing to accounts in United Bulgarian Bank and Bulgarian-American Credit Bank. Now those bank account details have been removed and replaced with a new one held by yet another new shell company, Gold International Group Limited.
Recipient Bank:
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PIRAEUS BANK BULGARIA AD
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Bank Address:
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115 E Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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SWIFT:
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PIRBBGSF
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Beneficiary:
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Gold International Group Limited
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Beneficiary Address:
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Georgi Sava Rakovski Str. 96, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
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Beneficiary Account:
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BG68PIRB80681606305654
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In fact Global InterGold has used Piraeus Bank also in the early 2018, but then the holder of the account was MD7 Trade Ltd. There was also a limit for wire transfers to the account. Transfers were not to exceed 7000 euros – supposedly exceeding sums would raise too much unwanted attention.
Traffic declining
Traffic to the website seems to be declining and the official Facebook page of the company seems awfully quiet.
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| Stats from Similarweb show about 300k visits per month. Click to enlarge. |
Update 18th March – Bank account changed again
Well, the bank account in Piraeus Bank didn't last long. Here's the new bank account just recently added:
Recipient Bank:
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Unicredit Bank
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SWIFT:
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BACXROBU
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Beneficiary:
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GIG GLOBAL INTERGOLD LIMITED SRL
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Beneficiary Address:
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Vanatori Str. 5-11, ap. 17, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania
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Beneficiary Account:
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RO73BACX0000001720737002
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The shell company holding the account is rather freshly incorporated Romanian company. GIG Global InterGold Limited SRL was founded on September 19, 2018, with an astonishing share capital of about 40 euros.
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