As the value of gold, known as the safest investment vehicle, increases by the day, jewelers are also taking their own precautions against fraud and theft. Some jewelers in Kocaeli, previously victims of scammers and thieves, are now acting more consciously.
The most common method of thieves ‘Diversion’ Nuriye Altaş, a jewelry store owner, said the thieves entered the store as a couple of people, while one person was trading the product while the other committed the theft.
“WE ARE CHECKING IF THE GRAMMA GROUP IS HOLDING”
Altaş explained that some people are trying to sell fake gold, Altaş said: “There are fixed gram products. For example, Quarter, Republic, Reşat gold. First we check their weight when we take it in our hands. Then we put it on the scale and check that the weight is correct. If necessary, we bring the gold to the counter. We’re trying to get the sound it makes. There are patents in the bracelets, we look at the guarantee. With such methods we try to find out if the gold is fake. In cases where we are unsure of the control we have performed with our hands, we try to understand if it is gold by rubbing it on the stone with karat water. If in doubt, we will send it to workshops and melt it with fire. That way we understand if the substance in it is gold or not,” he said.
“YOU ATTEMPTED TO STEAL THE PRODUCT BY HIDDING IT IN A NAPKIN.”
Noting that they had experienced many thefts before, Altaş said, “The thieves who took advantage of my distraction tried to take them by hiding a bracelet behind the wallet. Apart from that, they put a bag on the counter and tried to buy the products in front of our friends by blocking their view. They tried to steal the product by hiding it in a napkin or throwing it in her shirt.” spoke.
“IF THE PRODUCT IS BURNED IT WILL APPEAR TO COATING”
Another jeweler, Sergen Kavartkurt, explained that thieves have been using the gilding method lately. Kavartkurt said: “In order not to understand the coating, the adjustment on the cam part is usually checked while the products are subjected to the adjustment test. Our staff may be wrong, but later, when the product is burned, it turns out to be a coating. However, we have many employees who make mistakes when looking at the castle. Old people in this industry can tell whether the gold is fake or not at first sight. “There are very good coatings, to understand them, they have to be put through a qualifying test and burned in the shop,” he said.
Explaining that thieves now travel in groups, Kavartkurt said, “The thieves have been trying to confuse the staff by acting like customers by coming in groups rather than alone lately.”
“YOU BENEFIT WHEN THE SHOP IS OCCUPIED”
Osman Öztürk, noting that they treat every person who comes into the store as a customer, but are now more careful due to increasing incidents of fraud and theft, said: “The thieves who come into the store disguised as customers are a little obvious . They usually take this opportunity when the store is very busy or when we turn around.” .
“THE FAKES ONLY ARE IN CHEMICAL LABORATORIES”
Noting that he has been making jewelry for many years, Öztürk said: “I have been doing this job since I was a child. Everyone gets scammed, I’m not easily scammed, but lately they usually do the plating very well. No matter how rich The jeweler is, when he first looks at it, it is difficult to understand, from its weight, its color, its voice Mihenk We have stones, we can at least understand if they are gold on the outside by looking at them rub have coated very nicely. The inside is fake. It is not easy to understand in any part of Anatolia, it can only be understood in chemistry labs,” he added.
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