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News Editor (Web) at Business Standard. Cover Personal Finance. Contact me: surbhi.singh@bsmail.in

All that glitters is not gold! Imagine spending a staggering Rs 6 crore on jewellery, only to find out it’s worthless. This was the shocking reality for an American woman named Cherish. She bought what she thought were precious items from Jaipur's famous Johri Bazaar, only to discover at a US exhibition in April 2024 that they were fake and valued at just Rs 300. How can you check if your gold is real? “To identify whether gold is real or fake, the first and foremost thing one should check is the hallmark stamps on the gold jewellery. Hallmarking determines the volume of precious metal in precious metal jewellery, which ensures that it is real and holds its purity value,” says Colin Shah, MD of Kama Jewelry. He adds, “Another way to test whether a gold jewellery is real or fake is to use a magnet. If the jewellery is magnetic, that means it is fake, as real gold is not magnetic.” Read here: https://mybs.in/2dWbOXb #fakegold #gold #fraud #scams

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