fake gold in hong kong

By Robert Cookson in Hong Kong
Published: December 2 2010 03:59 | Last updated: December 2 2010 03:59


Hong Kong goldsmiths have been sold hundreds of ounces of fake gold this year in one of the most sophisticated scams to hit the Chinese territory?s gold market in decades.
Industry executives say the scam ? while not massive and hitting only the retail sector ? uncloaks the increasingly elaborate gold swindles perpetrated by criminals in Asia as bullion prices soar to record highs of $1,400 a troy ounce.
The counterfeits have shocked Hong Kong?s gold community not because of the amount involved, but because of their sophistication.
?It?s a very good fake,? said Haywood Cheung, president of the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society, Hong Kong?s century-old gold exchange, highlighting how criminals are developing new techniques to commit an age-old fraud.

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