STOCKTON - A 30-year-old Stockton woman bought what she thought was a diamond from a woman in a parking lot and was later shocked to learn it was fake.
The Stockton Police Department reported the woman encountered two people about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 3223 E. Hammer Lane.
One, a woman, was offering to sell what she said was a diamond to the other, a man, who took the diamond and returned with what appeared to be $20,000 cash. The parking lot diamond vendor then asked the victim how much she could offer for another diamond. The victim offered $1,900, retrieved the money and received her jewel, according to the Police Department.
She later took the gem to a pawnshop, where she was told it was a fake.
The woman selling fake diamonds was described as a 45-year-old Latina, 5 feet 1 to 5 feet 3 inches tall and about 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Police said the man is a likely accomplice and described him as 45 years old, Latino, 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 165 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. He wore a black baseball cap, a maroon shirt and blue jeans.