Some unsavory regimes are in control of natural resource mines (like gold or diamond). In an attempt to withhold funds from these regimes, it’s common to not b

Some unsavory regimes are in control of natural resource mines (like gold or diamond). In an attempt to withhold funds from these regimes, it’s common to not buy gold or diamonds that came from these places, despite them being the same physical product. By counterfeiting the stamp, gold from these places can be passed off as being from one of the acceptable regions of the world. This is effectively smuggling items through a metaphorical blockade.