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The most expensive copper scams don't sell fake copper. They sell fees: insurance bonds, release charges and "compliance" payments before a cargo that never existed.
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Some "warehouses" exist only as a website and a phone number. How to confirm a warehouse, and the copper in it, before you rely on a receipt.
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Testing copper before you pay is good practice. The scam version lets you test material the seller doesn't own, then takes your money before you control the goods.