Sandra Smith Gemologist sandrasmithgems.com / Date of posting: Jan 22, 2023
by Samantha B.G.
(Annonymous)
Phony gemologist
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Name / Alias: Sandra Smith
* On her phony website, it is also noted: 'Sandra Smith is a G.I.A. Graduate Gemologist with over twenty-two years as a fine jewelry and gemstone appraiser.'
Website: https://sandrasmithgems.com
Where one can find the facial image? About page of Sandra Smith Gems website (URL: https://sandrasmithgems.com/about )
Date that website was first registered: 2021-12-16
* Note: This is unusual, given that this type of scam site may not have been designed to stay up for more than a year. Despite this, this scam site remains up over a year after it was first registered.
Website domain registrar: NameCheap
Website hosting provider: Cloudflare
Physical address cited on website: 900 East Hamilton, Campbell, CA 95008
Phone number cited on website: +1 619 736-9607
Does area code of phone number correspond to physical address?: The area code of the phone number does correspond to the State of California, in the area of San Diego. The Campbell, California address, though, would still be some distance away from San Diego. Campbell is over 400 miles from San Diego and it could entail a drive of over seven hours duration.
Also to note:* As of Jan 21, 2023, the phone number is an exact match for the phone number that displays on another jewellery appraisal scam site -- https://exquisitegemslabs.com The Exquisite Gems Labs site supposedly involves a gemologist named 'Emily Layla.' But if you look at the 'About' page -- https://exquisitegemslabs.com/about-- of the Exquisite Gems Labs website, you will find that the facial image is that of the same woman as 'Sandra Smith,' as featured on Sandra Smith Gems. The 'About' page for Exquisite Gems Labs largely parallels the 'About page for Sandra Smith Gems -- https://sandrasmithgems.com/about/ However, the physical address listed on the Exquisite Gems scam site does not match with the physical address listed on the Sandra Smith Gems scam site.
* The address and phone number that are displayed on the Sandra Smith Gems scam site are a different address and a different phone number from the ones that displayed there several months ago. Several months ago, the Sandra Smith Gems scam site used to post a physical address in Florida and a 587 area code. The 587 area code pertains to the Province of Alberta in Canada. (see https://web.archive.org/web/20220320202350/https://sandrasmithgems.com/contact/) The scam site makes no mention of having moved from one state on the east coast of the country to one state on the west coast. Nor does it make mention of moving from Alberta, Canada to California.
Email address cited on website: info@sandrasmithgems.com
Content served up by Amazon AWS?: No
While some related websites featuring the image of the same woman's face have content served up by Amazon AWS or 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, in Turkey, where she claims to be working temporarily. Given the high number of websites in question, though, it's hard to say how many angles there could be for different targets and how many people may be working behind the websites and their presumably related profiles on various dating / social networking sites.
Other related websites featuring the same woman's face under different names, including multiple sites with corresponding Watch for Scams report pages, are as follows:
Naomi Pat Collins naomipatcollins.com -- https://www.watchforscams.com/naomi-pat-collins-gemologist-naomipatcollinscom-date-of-posting-aug-14-2022.html
* The Naomi Pat Collins scam site is still
Julia Dimaggio juliadimaggio.co -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/julia-dimaggio-gemologist-juliadimaggioco-date-of-posting-june-20-2022.html
* The Julia Dimaggio scam site appears to be down as of Jan 22, 2023. It used to feature the image of the face of 'Julia Dimaggio,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.' All the same, you can find an archived copy of the homepage of this scam site (which includes the image of 'Julia Dimaggio') via the Internet Archive at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220620091102/https://juliadimaggio.co/
Sandra Hall sandrahall.co -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/sandra-hall-gemologist-sandrahallco-date-of-posting-may-19-2022.html
* The Sandra Hall scam site appears to be down as of Jan 22, 2023. It used to feature the image of the face of 'Sandra Hall,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.' All the same, you can find an archived copy of the 'About' page of this scam site (which includes the image of 'Sandra Hall') via the Internet Archive at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220517041420/https://sandrahall.co/about/
Zaee Harris zaeeharris.com -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/zaee-harris-gemologist-zaeeharriscom-date-of-posting-may-19-2022.html
* The Zaee Harris scam site appears to be down as of Jan 22, 2023. It used to feature the image of the face of 'Zaee Harris,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.' All the same, you can find an archived copy of the homepage of this scam site (which includes the image of 'Zaee Harris') via the Internet Archive at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220628010826/https://zaeeharris.com/
Carola Johnson carolajohnson.co -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/carola-johnson-gemologist-carolajohnsonco-date-of-posting-may-19-2022.html
* The Carola Johnson scam site is still online, as of Jan 22, 2023. The homepage of this scam site features the image of the face of 'Carola Johnson,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.'
Carola Kemp carolakempgems.com
* The Carola Kemp scam site is still online, as of Jan 22, 2023. The homepage of this scam site features the image of the face of 'Carola Kemp,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.'
Emily Layla exquisitegemslabs.com -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/emily-layla-gemologist-exquisitegemslabscom-date-of-posting-jan-21-2023.html
As noted above, the Exquisite Gems scam site is online as of Jan 22, 2023. The 'About' page of this scam site features the image of the face of 'Emily Layla,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.'
Cynthia Lewis, Royal Glamour Gems royalglamourgems.com
* The Royal Glamour Gems scam site is still online, as of Jan 22, 2023. The 'About' page of this scam site features the image of the face of 'Cynthia Lewis,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.'
Martina Paugh, Universal Gems Diamonds Experts universalgemsdiamondexperts.com -- see https://www.watchforscams.com/martina-paugh-projectconsultant-manager-universalgemsdiamondexpertscom-date-of-posting-may-20-2022.html
* The Universal Gems Diamonds Experts scam site appears to be down as of Jan 22, 2023. It used to feature the image of the face of 'Martina Paugh,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.' All the same, you can find an archived copy of the homepage of this scam site (which includes the image of 'Martina Paugh') via the Internet Archive at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220517224028/https://universalgemsdiamondexperts.com/
Andreea Sasser andreeasasser.com see https://www.watchforscams.com/andreea-sasser-gemologist-andreeasassercom-date-of-posting-june-27-2022.html
* The Andreea Sasser scam site is still online, as of Jan 22, 2023. The homepage of this scam site features the image of the face of 'Andreea Sasser,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.'
Claudia Denise Wallace claudiadenisewallace.com
* The Claudia Denise Wallace scam site is still online, as of Jan 22, 2023. The homepage of this scam site features the image of the face of 'Claudia Denise Wallace,' which just happens to be an exact match for 'Sandra Smith.'