How do you know if it’s costume jewelry or the real stuff? You could take it to a jeweler, appraiser, or pawn shop, yes—or, you can try a few at-home techniques to help you tell whether you ...

Visiting a real jewelry store (64%) and talking with a real jeweler (45%), as opposed to talking with a sales representative (26%) or researching e-commerce jewelry sites (25%) are the primary ...

"Sometimes they'll provide fake jewelry, where they'll put it on someone and at the same time they're slipping the real jewelry off," said Officer Joshua Lovell of the Frisco Police Department.