The picture above is a photograph of a fake GIA laser inscription on a diamond that was sent in from a jeweller in Melbourne.
When buying a diamond from a Melbourne vendor, the client accidently stumbled upon this latest ruse when he was seeking verification of a GIA graded diamond by DCLA.
The GIA laser inscription number was not registered with the GIA even though it had been laser inscribed with a fake GIA logo and grading report number.
The false laser inscription can be identified by the GIA logo which is a copy , the number of digits which is short one, the font which is incorrect and the fact that the laser inscription has penetrated the diamond causing damage. This also suggests that the diamond inscribed using a hot laser not not a cold laser such as PhotoScribe.
Penetration would normally downgrade the clarity grading of a certified diamond and if the diamond has been inscribed after certification the clarity grading would therefore be incorrect because of the damage and penetration caused to the diamond.
Any diamond that has been laser inscribed after certification with an insrciption by a hot laser that has damaged or altered the diamond would cause any genuine certificate or grading report to become void.
This diamond as pictured above was HOT laser inscribed in Melbourne.
Just because a diamond vendor boasts about over 100,000 diamonds listed that THEY DON’T HAVE IN STOCK or have never seen below wholesale or retail prices (whatever that means) should be warning enough.
As an added precaution check the credentials of the diamond dealer, ensure that you verify the diamond certificate or grading report and check to make sure that the inscription has not damaged the diamond making sure that the inscription details are included on the certificate.
Buyers in Melbourne Beware.
Hooooroooo from de Guru
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