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Due diligence on Ugandan gold
Due diligence on Ugandan gold means checking five things before any money moves: who the counterparty is, whether their licences and export paperwork are genuine and current, what the gold actually is, whether anyone involved is under sanctions, and what can be established about where the gold came from. This section explains each check, the official sources behind it, and its limits.
The pages in this section are written for foreign buyers, compliance teams and advisers. Each one says what a check can establish and what it cannot, and labels every statement by the strength of its evidence.
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Uganda gold scams: how they work and how to check a supplier before you pay
In the cases documented by Ugandan police and the press, foreign buyers lost money in two broad ways: by paying fees or deposits for gold that never arrived, …
Reviewed 17 Sep 2026 - Fake gold bars