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Latest News - 2021

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Shop owner's £100,000 fraud selling counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes

22 November 2021

A shop owner has been handed a suspended sentence for selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco from his businesses in Pontypool and Caerphilly town.

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Oxford Street: 'Astonishing' haul of fake items seized by police

20 November 2021

More than 17,500 items were confiscated in Operation Jade, which saw four souvenir and sweet shops raided on Thursday night.

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Authorities Warn Consumers To Beware Counterfeit Goods Ahead Of Holiday Shopping Season

18 November 2021

Just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there's a warning to beware of what you buy. Counterfeiting is big business, and now authorities are showing us how to spot a fake; CBS2's Thalia Perez reports.

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Picking up your Christmas presents? A warning to be careful where you buy them from

18 November 2021

If you're already picking up your Christmas shopping- take note of a warning about being careful where you buy them from.

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Man who sold fake and unsafe children's fancy dress costumes on eBay must pay back £73,000

18 November 2021

A trader who sold fake and unsafe children's fancy dress costumes on eBay has been ordered to pay back more than £73,000 or face 12 months in prison.

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10 million online ads for counterfeit products taken down in the past 3 months

17 November 2021

Nearly 10 million online ads for counterfeit products were removed by manufacturers between July and October, the French organisation Unifab announced on Wednesday following a survey of its members.

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‘Counterfeits are out there': Watch out for fakes of hot toys this holiday season, consumer advocacy group warns

12 November 2021

San Francisco (KGO)-I've heard about supply chain issues that lead to a shortage of many products. This includes children's toys. There are concerns that counterfeit products may increase in the market as we head for the holidays.

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ACG IP Open Day at Felixstowe

11 November 2021

Yesterday saw 8 brand members join the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) at the Felixstowe Port. Enforcement Officers based at the port hosted the first ACG IP Open Day since 2019.

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ACG Protecting Brands Online Roundtable with Alibaba

09 November 2021

The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) brand members got another chance to meet with Alibaba and their brand protection team. Although a very small team they have an extensive portfolio of B2B, C2C and B2C platforms of which Alibaba own.

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50 tonnes of counterfeit products destroyed

08 November 2021

The Commerce Ministry's General Department of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression in cooperation with the Interior Ministry's Counter-Counterfeit Committee, on Saturday destroyed 50 tonnes of seized counterfeit products.

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