Cash4Gold Leads Mail-In Gold Buying Industry with Strict Security Measures

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Cash4Gold (www.Cash4Gold.com), the world's #1 gold buyer direct from consumers, is continuing to utilize various security practices at its secure, state-of-the-art processing facility. Cash4Gold has set the standard for the mail-in gold buying industry that it created when it opened for business in 2007. The latest evidence of the effectiveness of its security procedures resulted in the recent arrest of an alleged thief in Waynesboro, Tenn.

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Television news reporters from WAFF in Huntsville, Ala. recently featured some of Cash4Gold's security screening processes on the station's nightly news broadcast. The segment describes Cash4Gold's practice of assisting law enforcement to identify if stolen items are mailed to the company. The news story also confirms what thousands of Cash4Gold customers already know: that Cash4Gold offers a safe, reliable and convenient service that turns unwanted gold, platinum and silver into cash.

Cash4Gold processes thousands of packages every week and the company's security measures include documentation of each item, photographing all items, and creating a financial paper trail through the checks it offers its customers. Details and photographs of all customer transactions are placed in a searchable database accessible to law enforcement. Cash4Gold CEO Jeff Aronson explained how the company differs from many of its competitors in a phone interview with WAFF reporter Mark Thornhill.

"If you send [your jewelry] in to someone with a little website somewhere, none of that [documentation] is going to happen and stolen material may wind up getting melted," said Aronson. "We only hope that eventually everybody will follow the lead and [the mail-in gold buying industry] will be regulated...in the same way."

The WAFF segment details how Cash4Gold's security procedures led to the recent arrest of a man who allegedly broke into a Waynesboro, Tenn. home, stole gold items and then sent the material to Cash4Gold. Police utilized Cash4Gold's photo records to identify and retrieve the stolen goods and to track down and arrest the suspect.

Thornhill also tested out the Cash4Gold service by sending in a colleague's gold ring. From requesting a Refiner's Return Pak, to mailing items in a pre-paid envelope, to receiving the check, Thornhill's positive experience reflects why so many Americans have chosen to use Cash4Gold's service.

This is not the first time Cash4Gold has helped law enforcement identify stolen jewelry and return it to its rightful owner. The company regularly receives commendations from police forces around the country in response to its cooperative efforts with law enforcement. Earlier this year, the company flagged a distinctive large gold ring, which happened to be a 1995 AFC Championship ring. Cash4Gold worked with police to determine that the ring belonged to former Pittsburgh Steeler Brenden Stai, who earned the ring in his rookie year, and who had reported the ring stolen in 2000. Cash4Gold returned the prized memento to a grateful Stai.

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Cash4Gold is the world's #1 buyer of precious metals including gold, silver and platinum from the general public. Hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers have received millions of dollars from Cash4Gold since its inception. To sell your gold, please visit http://www.cash4gold.com/ or call 1-877-GOLD-590 for more information, and don't forget to visit the Cash4Gold blog. Connect with Cash4Gold on Facebook and Twitter.

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