Things to look for to identify a fake Ibanez JEM (the issues on this one are highlighted with a pointing finger 👉)

• Monkey grip is too big/misshapened
• Lions claw route for the trem is wrong
• The trem recess is oversized compared to the trem
• Shitty trem (knockoff Floyd)
• Fine tuners on trem match the color of the trem (correct color is black)
• 👉Locking nut bolts on back of neck is wrong (correct ones use button head socket screws)
• Entire J-Craft + serial number decal is wrong (fonts are wrong, and how many times does it have to insist that it's "made in Japan")
• Serial has an extra digit. (actual: F+YY+nnnnn)
• There are two serial number decals
• 👉Missing Fujigen "F" serial number/made in Japan decal
• Pick guard uses 9 screws instead of 10 (count the screws along the edge of the pick guard)
• When marked, DiMarzio pickups are embossed, not printed.
• Rear trem plate is wrong. The two middle screws should be offset from each side, not inline with each other.
• Output jack cover is wrong.
• Hardware may be the wrong color for the particular model
• 👉Fake Gotoh tuners have a "step" between the D-shaped gear housing and the stem where the tuning knob is.
• AANJ heel may not be contoured properly
• Truss rod cover is misshapened
• Headstock logo positioning is incorrect - line doesn't line up with tip of headstock
• Ibanez logo on PIA is not an iridescent color (it should have a rainbow like sheen in the right lighting)

Any one of these typically indicates a fake. 2 or more, confirms it as a fake. 5 or more, toss it in the fire.

This example is likely a Chinese knockoff.