HPHT-Processed Natural and Laboratory-Grown Diamonds with Counterfeit Inscriptions
Recently, the Dubai laboratory encountered four stones submitted for update services inscribed with fraudulent GIA report numbers.[…]
The Industry’s “False Sense of Security” – Why Laser Inscriptions Alone Are Not Enough
In the diamond trade, we often speak of a laser inscription as if it is an unbreakable[…]
GIA Moves to Redefine Lab-Grown Diamond Grading, Signaling Clearer Divide from Natural Diamonds
GIA Moves to Redefine Lab-Grown Diamond Grading
Downturn Forces GIA to Close Israel Lab
GIA is to close its lab in Ramat Gan, Israel, saying it is no longer “financially sustainable”.[…]
GIA Expands Fraud Checks to All Labs
GIA says it has expanded its new verification service - aimed at combating "cloned diamond" fraud -[…]
Italian Grading Lab Warns of Synthetic-Diamond Scam
https://rapaport.com/news/italian-grading-lab-warns-of-synthetic-diamond-scam/
Belgian Lab Detects Diamond with Fake Inscription
HRD Antwerp recently discovered a fake inscription on a polished diamond the lab had received for grading.[…]
Gemmological Institute of America seven week graduate diamond diploma
The GIA a gemmological organisation will be conducting a seven week graduate diamond diploma from January 8.