Nicole Gallo Gemologist nicolegallogems.com / Date of posting: June 30, 2024

by Samantha B.G.

Phony gemologist / Jewellery and gemstone appraiser scam

Name / Alias: Nicole Gallo

Supposed Credentials:

* On her phony website, it is noted: 'Nicole Gallo is an esteemed independent gemologist and gems broker with over two decades of experience in the industry.' It is also noted: 'Nicole Gallo’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Gemology from a renowned institution.' (It seems that the renowned institution from which Ms. Gallo graduated is ever so renowned to the extent that she didn't bother to mention which institution it was.)

Website: https://nicolegallogems.com/

Where one can find the facial image?

Homepage of Nicole Gallo Gems website

Date that website was first registered: 2023-07-10

Website domain registrar: NameCheap

Website hosting provider: Cloudflare

Physical addresses cited on website:

1)Head office5 Appold St, London EC2A 2DA, United Kingdom

2)Germany office Reuterstraße 37, 12047 Berlin, Germany

Phone number cited on website:+44 7418 371020

Does the phone number correspond to either physical address?: Perhaps plausible, as the country code +44 is the country code for the UK. While a Germany office is listed, there is no phone number given for the Germany office.

(Addresses and phone number, as posted on a scam site, could be subject to change at any time, however.)

Email address cited on website: info@nicolegallogems.com

Also to note: The specific +44 number for the UK appears to be the same phone number previously used for another phony gemologist alias:

Lauren Angelo. Other variations of this scam have had +44 numbers, including Cornelia Williams, Andreea Sasser, Suzanne Sasser, Claudia Denise Wallace, Carola Johnson and Carola Kemp Gems.

All of these variations have had websites and all these sites are now defunct. Is content for Nicole Gallo Gems site served up by Amazon AWS?: No

While some related websites featuring the image of the same woman's face have had content served up by Amazon AWS in the past, this website does not appear to do likewise. This woman may attempt to reach out to men on dating / social networking sites, under whichever alias.

After having supposedly busted her laptop, she may attempt to get someone to send her a replacement laptop to her, in Turkey, where she claims to be working temporarily. Given the high number of websites in question, it's hard to say how many angles there could be for different targets and how many people and/or organizations may be working behind the websites and their presumably related profiles on various dating / social networking sites.

However, one possibility is that a proverbial targeted victim is being recruited, via a romance scam, as a conduit to ship other people's jewellery -- from North America, Europe or Australia -- off to Africa and/or the Middle East. (It seems to be jewellery from the U.S., in this case.)

It's possible that people may send their jewellery for appraisal, possibly to a home address listed on a jewellery appraisal website. (This would be the supposed business location.) The 'jewellery appraiser' may have an address located somewhat close to the person who wants an appraisal.

The romance-targeted-victim, netted via the romance scam, may then, in turn, ship that jewellery off to their loved one, under the context of doing her a service, as she is temporarily traveling abroad.

The romance-targeted-victim may then be facilitating a theft against a jewellery appraisal customer. In doing so, the individual shipping jewellery out-of-continent may be an unwitting accessory to a crime. Once the jewellery reaches Africa or the Middle East, it won't be coming back.

There have been many scam sites that feature the photo of the SAME WOMAN'S FACE, but each under a different alias, including some sites with corresponding Watch for Scams report pages. Several sites are as follows:

Nicole Gallo nicolegallogems.com – online as of Jun 30/24

Lezlie Sasser lezliesassergems.com – online as of Jun 30/24.

Selina Wiley, Precision Gem Lab precisiongemlab.com – online as of Jun 30/24.

Emily Layla, Exquisite Gems Labs exquisitegemslabs.com -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/emily-layla-gemologist-exquisitegemslabscom-date-of-posting-jan-21-2023.html *

Exquisite Gems Labs is technically still online, as of Jun 30/24, but the content of the homepage is pretty much blank.

Archived copy available via Internet Archive at:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220916060057/exquisitegemslabs.comAndreea Sasser andreeasasser.com --

see https://www.watchforscams.com/andreea-sasser-gemologist-andreeasassercom-date-of-posting-june-27-2022.html

* Andreea Sasser site is technically still online, as of Jun 30/24, but the content of the homepage involves an attempt to sell the web domain at an egregiously exorbitant price.

Archived copy available at:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220319211500/andreeasasser.com

Lauren Angelo laurenangelogems.com – see https://www.watchforscams.com/lauren-angelo-gemologist-laurenangelogemscom-date-of-posting-may-12-2023.html

* Lauren Angelo site appears to be down, as of Jun 30/24. All the same, archived copy can be accessed at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230318211704/https://laurenangelogems.com

Naomi Pat Collins naomipatcollins.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/naomi-pat-collins-gemologist-naomipatcollinscom-date-of-posting-aug-14-2022.html

Archived copy available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230123033833/https://naomipatcollins.com/

Julie Cooney juliecooney.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/julie-cooney-gemologist-juliecooneycom-date-of-posting-may-6-2023.html

Archived copy available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602094559/juliecooney.com

Melisa Emma, Allure Gems Lab alluregemslab.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/melisa-emma-gemologist-allure-gems-alluregemslabcom-date-of-posting-may-9-2023.html (see note on this site above, as per phone number)

Julia Dimaggio juliadimaggio.co

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/julia-dimaggio-gemologist-juliadimaggioco-date-of-posting-june-20-2022.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220620091102/https://juliadimaggio.co/

Sandra Hall sandrahall.co

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/sandra-hall-gemologist-sandrahallco-date-of-posting-may-19-2022.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220517041420/https://sandrahall.co/about/

Reenie Hanson reeniehansongems.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/reenie-hanson-gemologist-reeniehansongemscom-date-of-posting-may-9-2023.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230724035924/reeniehansongems.com

Zaee Harris zaeeharris.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/zaee-harris-gemologist-zaeeharriscom-date-of-posting-may-19-2022.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220628010826/https://zaeeharris.com/

Carola Johnson carolajohnson.co

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/carola-johnson-gemologist-carolajohnsonco-date-of-posting-may-19-2022.html

Archived copy of site available at:

https://web.archive.org/web/20230123034251/https://carolajohnson.co/

Carola Kemp carolakempgems.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 Archived copy of site available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20220518030003/carolakempgems.com

Stacey Lambert staceylambertgems.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/stacey-lambert-gemologist-staceylambertgemscom-date-of-posting-may-10-2023.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230505165835/staceylambertgems.com

Cynthia Lewis, Royal Glamour Gems royalglamourgems.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230527023907/http://royalglamourgems.com/

Martina Paugh, Universal Gems Diamond Experts universalgemsdiamondexperts.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/martina-paugh-projectconsultant-manager-universalgemsdiamondexpertscom-date-of-posting-may-20-2022.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20211219162451/universalgemsdiamondexperts.com

Sandra Smith sandrasmithgems.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/sandra-smith-gemologist-sandrasmithgemscom-date-of-posting-jan-22-2023.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220517041420/https://sandrahall.co/about/

Claudia Denise Wallace claudiadenisewallace.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220320210729/claudiadenisewallace.com

Cornelia Williams corneliawilliamsgems.com

* Website down as of Jun 30/24 -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/cornelia-williams-gemologist-corneliawilliamsgemscom-date-of-posting-may-11-2023.html

Archived copy of site available at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230506043939/corneliawilliamsgems.com

For more discussion of this romance scam interfacing with a jewellery appraisal scam, please go to the aforementioned Watch for Scams page for the now-defunct Sandra Hall site:

https://www.watchforscams.com/sandra-hall-gemologist-sandrahallco-date-of-posting-may-19-2022.html