GIA Reports Finding Lab-Grown Diamond with Fake Inscription

Veröffentlicht: 14.11.2017 - 18:17 | Juwelier-Warndienst

The Gemological Institute of America said that the 1.76-carat diamond pictured was submitted with a fraudulent GIA inscription that matches an actual GIA report from 2015 for a natural diamond. The report number has been partially redacted for privacy reasons.
Carlsbad, Calif.–In the latest issue of Gems & Gemology, the Gemological Institute of America reported finding a man-made diamond inscribed with a report number matching a mined diamond.
The article, authored by Christopher M. Breeding and Troy Ardon, states that the stone in question came through the lab’s Carlsbad facility.
A client, whom the GIA did not identify in the article, submitted the diamond for an updated grading report because they “noticed inconsistencies” with the GIA report information, the article states……