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Latest News - Markets & Car Boot Sales

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Counterfeit goods including hats and scarves seized outside Burnley FC

06 December 2018

They were confiscated from two stalls by officers from Lancashire County Council's trading standards service.

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People who buy fake hair stylers and other gadgets risk death and exposure to internet scams

25 November 2018

CONSUMERS will expose themselves to identity fraud and health and safety risks by buying fake electrical goods in the run-up to Christmas, police have warned.

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Warnings that criminals could strike on Black Friday

22 November 2018

Millions of us will be trying to score a bargain on Black Friday - but the council says some offers are "too good to be true".

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Fake Kate Middleton dolls that could give children CANCER seized by custom officers

18 November 2018

The lead officer for product safety at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, Robert Chantry-Price, said: “It is frightening that large quantities of phthalates are still being used in children's toys, especially as it can cause serious long term consequences to a child's health.

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New campaign to protect residents from fake goods on social media buy-and-sale groups

12 November 2018

Flintshire Council's Trading Standards Service is launching a new initiative to protect consumers and small businesses from the harm caused by the growing trade in fake goods.

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Trading Standards crackdown on Facebook counterfeiters

09 November 2018

Darren Anthony of Pontypool and Nicholas Myles of Trevethin were caught selling fake goods in separate investigations by Torfaen's Trading Standards team.

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Serious and organised crime `costing UK economy £37bn a year´

01 November 2018

Ministers and law enforcement chiefs published the figure as they laid bare the scale of damage inflicted by the most dangerous and prolific criminal networks.

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ACG welcomes NCA's strategic assessment of organised crime in the UK

01 November 2018

The National Crime Agency (NCA) today launched its strategic assessment of organised crime in the UK.

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Peterborough man who sold counterfeit goods at car boot sale told to pay back £92,000

30 October 2018

Items included counterfeit Christian Dior perfumes, Nike trainers and clothing, Ralph Lauren, Armani, Hugo Boss and Stone Island clothing, Ray Ban sunglasses and Ugg boots.

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Fraudster who sold counterfeit Nike trainers on eBay ordered to pay back £36,570

11 October 2018

Burnley magistrates heard 30-year-old Shakeel Razzaq regularly sold counterfeit goods from his home in Smith Street, Nelson.

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ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.

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