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The ring you never orderedDON'T SCAN

A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.

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GGIA Report Check×
https://www.gia.edu/report-check-landing
GIAReport Check · Gem Encyclopedia
Check a GIA report

Type the report number printed on your certificate to see the full report.

2141438167
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Free. No account needed.

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GGRA Certificate Verification×
https://gra-report-check.top/verify
GRA Gem Lab
Thank you for scanning your certificate

Your moissanite ring gift is registered. Pay the $1.99 registration fee to activate its lifetime warranty.

GRA 2817465
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MM/YY · •••
Activate warranty

Always check the fee.

A ring you never ordered came with a "GRA" certificate and a QR code. The page it opens wants your card for a small "fee". A certificate check only ever needs the report number, and it is free.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

gia.edu is GIA, the real gem lab.

gra-report-check.top is a lab name on a throwaway address.

2What it asks you to doCheck firstDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

Just the report number. No account, no payment.

Your card number, for a $1.99 fee to "activate a warranty".

3How hard it pushesIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

Nothing to activate, nothing to claim.

A free "gift" and a lifetime warranty to switch on.

RememberNever scan the QR code in a parcel you didn't order, and never type anything into the page it opens. Keep the item, change nothing.

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