We at ScamFraudAlert would like to know What is e-gold? Are These Investment Instruments?

Google Definition:

1. E-gold is an electronic way of purchasing, owning, and storing gold. For more
information about this interesting way to invest click here.

2. E-gold is a modern privately issued digital gold currency. Its website (which
has existed at the current URL since 1998 according to the Wayback
(machine) claims that the system has existed since 1996. It is a form of
escrow. E-gold account holdings at all times represent a claim to a
specified quantity of gold. The user may take physical delivery of the gold
upon payment of an additional charge. However, most users permit the
operator to retain possession of the purchased gold. E-gold transactions
are completed electronically, usually over the Internet

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