Fake Hong Kong diamonds by Nirav Modi cost me US$200000 – and my fiancée

The ring had been bought from Nirav Modi, a famous diamond jewellery designer whose pieces have been used by an array of Hollywood stars, including Kate Winslet and Dakota Johnson - and the man who, unbeknownst to Alfonso, was at the centre of the largest fraud in Indian banking history "He told me his plans about opening different Nirav Modi boutiques all around the world," Alfonso says THE RING LEADER.

The two went without talking for a couple of years, until this April, when Alfonso emailed Modi with a momentous request: "I'm in the market for an engagement ring I'm going to propose to my girlfriend and I want something special." Alfonso wired the money for both rings to a Hong Kong account ALL THAT GLITTERS .

The same day, Alfonso emailed Modi to say the diamonds were "Absolutely gorgeous" and to ask for the certificates to be couriered to him LIFE UPSIDE DOWN Alfonso says he has suffered from depression since he realised the two diamonds were fake.

Alfonso expressed his anger towards Modi in an August 13 email, but he never heard back. . Source