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US Customs seized 460 counterfeit Rolex watches that would have been worth a collective $10.1 million if they were real

In 2020, US customs seized 27,107 shipments of pirated goods valuing over $3.3 billion. The majorit…

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Agents busted a counterfeit money operation in Ohio after getting a tip about a suspect who 'sucks his thumb' and 'lives with his grandmother'

Federal agents alleged that the four running the ring used thousands of fake dollars at hotels, gas…

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Customs officials in Philadelphia seize $6.5 million in fake money from Russia

The $6.5 million in counterfeit dollars and euros was labeled on the manifest as "Play Money for Mo…

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The Secret Service says a Home Depot employee admitted to swapping $387,500 in cash with pretend $100 bills marked 'PLAYMONEY' that he bought off Amazon

Since 2018, officials say the employee used his position as a vault associate to replace money from…

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The market for prestige whiskeys is drawing scammers and counterfeits as coveted bottles sell for thousands of dollars

Demand for high-end bourbon brands has created a secondary market showing up mostly within private …

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Bethenny Frankel is suing TikTok over ads that she says used her video and image to sell counterfeit products

"I want to be a voice for change," Frankel said, announcing a class-action lawsuit filed against th…

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A scandal involving two Hermès-obsessed creators over counterfeit Birkin bags has led one TikToker to fess up and prepare for his 'first cancellation'

A major luxury resell brand told Insider it's since removed all content featuring @BirkinTrash, the…

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Nike is working with US border enforcement to crack down on counterfeit sneakers

US Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday that it will be accepting technology from NIKE …

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How 26,000 counterfeit products are seized and destroyed at JFK Airport

The sale of counterfeit goods is a multibillion-dollar industry that can fuels criminal organizatio…

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Counterfeiters cashing in on coronavirus

Europol Executive Director Catherine de Bolle says the counterfeit products "do not meet the requir…

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A new lawsuit could change how Amazon does business with 3rd-party sellers forever

Amazon's e-commerce empire relies on third-party sellers, but the company has long held that it is …

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Interpol busted an international criminal network creating counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines to cash in on the virus

Interpol's Secretary General Jürgen Stock said the counterfeit vaccine was found to be saline solut…

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Two Washington men charged for falsely claiming to be Native American artists in order to sell counterfeit art and craftwork

One of the men was also charged for unlawfully possessing feathers from several species of protecte…

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Border agents in Memphis have seized thousands of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine cards this year

Agents knew the cards were fake because they were laden with typos, unfinished words, and misspelle…

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Amazon is teaming up with a government watchdog group to crack down on counterfeit products

The project is designed to mitigate Amazon's long-time fake goods problem, which has prompted Nike …

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Amazon filed a lawsuit against 2 influencers accusing them of knowingly hawking counterfeit products on their social media accounts

Amazon described it as an "order this/get this" scheme and a coordinated effort to evade the compan…

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HP has confiscated over $10 million worth counterfeit cartridges in India this year⁠— and that involved 170 raids and 144 arrests

HP has revealed that over the past year, law enforcement authorities conducted over 170 raids …

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Counterfeit masks reaching frontline health workers in US

The blue and yellow boxes being unloaded in a Southern California warehouse bore the name of the Ch…

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