8| Losing a Friend

Final Episode: Sally tries to get all of the other diamond brokers who are linked to the scam to join her in a round table discussion in a bid to share the financial burden that she is shouldering. Sally is worried about Tiffany as she did not turn up to the course finale and she is not responding …

7| Really Bad Debt

Sally is building a relationship with Tiffany as she continues to slowly pay her back. Tiffany does not meet the Christmas deadline for her payment and Sally is disappointed and worries the money may stop coming in. Sally wants to help Tiffany and offers to have her join her at the end of a persona…

6| The Plot Thickens

Sally tells Tiffany that she knows all about her criminal history. Tiffany continues to pay back small amounts of money but Sally is worried that her small business will not survive this catastrophic financial loss. Sally traces the convoluted track that the diamond took to get to her and starts to…

5| The Diamond's Mine

Sally discovers that there is another diamond store owner who has been scammed by Tiffany. They compare notes and realise that they have both been duped the same way with the same diamond. They need to work out who owns the diamond that the GIA has in its possession. Sally’s lawyer gives her some a…

4| Keep Your Friends Close

The Private Investigator uncovers Tiffany's criminal history and Sally begins to realise that she is a victim of an elaborate scam. Her lawyer suggests that Sally befriend Tiffany and try to get her to keep making small payments for the diamonds. Sally finds out what Tiffany did with the diamonds a…

3| Mining for Information

Tiffany begins to pay back the money bit by bit but things don’t feel right. Sally reports the incident to the police but they don’t seem interested. She decides to hire a Private Investigator to help her to track down Tiffany and find out more about who she really is. We learn about Sally’s backgr…

2| Are Diamonds Forever

We delve deeper into the machinations of the diamond sale and how the transaction seemed above board but then things began to go horribly wrong. Sally returns from her trip, thinking that there was some kind of mistake with the bank and that the issue with the payment should be able to be easily so…

1| The Lost Diamonds of Sheung Wan

A nondescript woman, Tiffany, visits a locally owned diamond business, Ryder Diamonds, seeking a very specific diamond. The owner Sally Ryder, is away on an overseas trip during the transaction and her sales assistant’s broker the deal. Everything goes smoothly and Tiffany buys two 5 carat diamonds…

Introducing: Fool Me Twice: All About Diamonds

‘Fool Me Twice’ is a podcast about diamonds. Jules and Zara were approached by a woman in Hong Kong who owns a diamond business, and had an incredibly compelling story to tell, full of twists and turns. Hearing her story, Zara became interested in diamonds themselves, and started doing some digging…

Announcement: Webby Award Nomination

Our true crime podcast ‘Fool Me Twice’ has been nominated for an award for Best Writing in the 24th Annual Webby Awards. This is huge honour and we are very excited. There is a People's Voice component, where we would love it if you could please take the time to VOTE for our podcast ‘Fool Me Twice…