https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/amazon-counterfeit-fake-products/
Noonan found that products with reviews mentioning the keyword "counterfeit," "counterfiet," or "fake" were on the rise, accounting for 1.725 percent of reviews in 2015 and 4.275
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/myths-about-counterfeit-products-debunked/
Consider this: About 87 percent of Customs and Border Patrol counterfeit seizures in 2018 originated from China or Hong Kong, and of 10,780 unsafe, mislabeled, or banned products that The Wall
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/fakegoodsrealdangers
Learn how buying counterfeit products can harm the economy, your health, and the law. Find out how to avoid fake goods online and support legitimate businesses and safety.
https://www.ice.gov/features/dangers-counterfeit-items
Learn how ICE HSI and its partners combat the production and trafficking of counterfeit goods that pose health and safety risks to consumers. Find out about the latest operations, case files, and tips to avoid fraud and scams.
https://www.stopfakes.gov/Consumer-Guide-to-Counterfeits--Pirated-Goods
Trademark Information Network: Counterfeit Counterfeiting reaches into all aspects of our daily lives, threatens our health and safety, and negatively impacts U.S. jobs and the overall economy. Learn about counterfeiting's pervasive harms, as well as gain practical tips on how to spot counterfeit goods and avoid buying them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit_consumer_good
Description Knockoff Sharpie named "Skerple" A counterfeit consumer good is a good—often of inferior quality—made or sold under another's brand name without the brand owner's authorization. The term counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items (CFSI) is also used to describe such goods. Pirated goods are reproductions of copyrighted products used without permission, such as music, movies or
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Basics%20of%20Counterfeit%20Goods.pdf
Today, counterfeit goods are not just sold on street corners at "too good to be true" prices, but may also be sold by your local businesses, big box stores, and large and small online retailers. Retailers can also be tricked by counterfeiters, and some retailers accidentally or carelessly sell fake goods to the public.
https://www.iacc.org/resources/about/what-is-counterfeiting
Learn how counterfeiting is a fraudulent imitation of a trusted brand and product, and a serious crime that affects businesses and consumers. Find out the types, risks, and consequences of counterfeiting, and how to avoid purchasing fakes or knockoffs.
https://www.consumerreports.org/online-shopping/how-to-avoid-buying-counterfeit-products-online/
Learn how to spot and avoid fake brand-name goods on online shopping websites, which can pose health and safety risks. Find out how to research the seller, check the price, scan the reviews, examine the packaging, and claim a refund if you get duped.
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2020-Oct/E-Commerce%20Counterfeit%20Awareness%20Guide%20for%20Consumers%20OPA%20Approved.pdf
Counterfeiters may take advantage of high demand goods that are meant to help people. Many counterfeit products are low-quality and can cause injuries or even death. when used. Buying fakes directly hurts real businesses! Even innocuous fakes can fund criminal causes! Counterfeiters don't care about the well-being of you or those close to you!
https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html
Counterfeit goods also undermine employment, as products are copied and produced illegally, thereby displacing sales of original merchandise and reducing the turnover of legitimate companies. Fraudulent medicines also have a direct impact on increased medical costs due to prolonged treatment periods and medical complications in the spread of
https://www.verified.org/fake-counterfeit-products
Products from well-known brands (e.g., Nike, Apple, Louis Vuitton) Products that have a hefty markup. Popular products (e.g., Airpods, designer handbags) Small- or medium-sized products. Products that can be easily manufactured in bulk and shipped. Common products that counterfeiters choose to fake include: Shoes. Clothing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value than the real product. Counterfeit products are fakes or unauthorized replicas of the real product.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/11/30/steps-to-dealing-with-counterfeit-products/
Learn how to identify, remove and prevent counterfeit products from damaging your brand, revenue and customers. This article offers practical steps and tips for product developers and manufacturers, based on the author's experience as a software developer.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/buying-using-medicine-safely/counterfeit-medicine
Counterfeit Medicine. Medicine approved for use in the United States has been reviewed for safety, effectiveness and quality by FDA. The U.S. drug supply is among the safest in the world. In the
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/avoid-counterfeit-products.html
As online shopping has surged, so have sales of counterfeit products. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that monitors imports into the country, seized $1.9 billion worth of knockoff goods in a recent seven-month period — up from $1.3 billion in the prior full year.
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/20_0124_plcy_counterfeit-pirated-goods-report_01.pdf
The OECD documents a 154 percent increase in counterfeits traded internationally, from $200 billion in 2005 to $509 billion in 2016.10 Data collected by CBP between 2000 and 2018 shows that seizures of infringing goods at U.S. borders, much of it trafficked through e-commerce, has increased ten-fold.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-brand-protection-report-2023-counterfeit-products
Since its launch in 2020, Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit has pursued more than 21,000 bad actors through litigation and criminal referrals to law enforcement. In 2023, we identified, seized, and appropriately disposed of more than 7 million counterfeit products worldwide, preventing them from harming customers or being resold elsewhere in
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/08/02/the-global-impact-of-counterfeiting-and-solutions-to-stop-it/
Counterfeiting is a serious problem. While estimates vary, the total amount of counterfeit goods sold each year comes in at around $1.7 trillion to $4.5 trillion, which would make counterfeiting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-counterfeit-detection-amazon/
How companies are using AI to identify counterfeit products, protect shoppers 05:36. As the holiday season approaches and the shopping frenzy intensifies, consumers are being warned to stay
https://legaldictionary.net/counterfeiting/
Counterfeiting is the practice of manufacturing items that look like, but are substantially inferior to, a brand name or genuine item. Counterfeit goods are commonly marketed with a brand or trade name without consent by the brand's owner. These goods usually bear a trademark that is identical, or "forged," or that is so similar as to
https://medium.com/simplybrand/examples-of-counterfeit-products-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-f9635d72aaf8
Learn how to spot fake products online or abroad with these examples of different quality levels. See how counterfeiters copy popular brands like Apple, Coach, and Adidas, and why you should avoid buying fake products.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/business/amazon-counterfeits/index.html
Amazon said it blocked more than 10 billion suspected bad listings before they were published on the site. Fewer than 0.01% of products sold on Amazon received a counterfeit complaint from
https://abc7chicago.com/post/scammers-sell-fake-makeup-beauty-products-dupe-websites/14863149/
Two people were hospitalized in Illinois last month after getting fake Botox injections. The counterfeit product caused a "botulism-like" illness, with side effects like muscle paralysis, blurry
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/28/celebs-ai-scams-wellness
Celebs targeted by AI scams. Celebrities, journalists and public figures are warning fans not to trust seemingly authentic videos and posts of them endorsing wellness products on social media, since so many of these images have been manipulated using AI. Why it matters: The wellness businesshas always been a breeding ground for online scams
https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-ezell-introduce-bipartisan-bill-strengthen-consumer-protections-against
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) today introduced a bipartisan bill to equip the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with the necessary tools protect consumers from fraud perpetrated by scammers in the interstate transportation of household goods. The bill was written to address a growing type of fraud involving
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/28/japan/crime-legal/aichi-woman-counterfeit-nail-products/
1X. A 31-year-old office worker from Aichi Prefecture was referred to prosecutors on Monday on suspicion of violating the trademark law for selling counterfeit nail products bearing the logos of
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/05/28/seven-nabbed-for-selling-fake-health-products
KUALA LUMPUR: Seven individuals have been detained in connection with the sale of fake health products by using photos and videos of a renowned eye expert with the title "Datuk".
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/after-backlash-trump-pulls-social-media-post-with-reference-unified-reich-2024-05-21/
Donald Trump deleted a video posted to his Truth Social account that included reference to a "unified Reich" after President Joe Biden's campaign and others criticized the use of language often