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Article: Counterfeit GIA reports spotted in Antwerp.(Gemological Institute of America, counterfeit diamond investigations )(Brief Article)
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- Jewelers Circular Keystone
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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Two counterfeit grading reports recently were discovered in Antwerp, Belgium, the Gemological Institute of America said. The two reports were purportedly for D Flawless stones. The buyer became suspicious and had one of the diamonds tested. "It turned out to be a high-pressure, high-temperature annealed," said Tom Moses, senior vice president of the GIA Laboratory and Research.
"GIA had issued a report for this diamond, but that its color on the original report was E and its clarity was VV[S.sub.1]," he said. "In addition, our normal screening and testing process had determined that the diamond was HPHT annealed. The diamond left our laboratory with full ...