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Cheetham Hill named the counterfeit capital of the UK

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - The trade in counterfeit brands continues to flourish there despite a series of high-profile raids which have seen fake goods worth millions seized by the authorities, according to the Intellectual Property Office.

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More than 47,000 counterfeit and potentially unsafe goods seized

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - The fake goods, which were seized from a total of 53 shipping containers, included illegal cigarettes, tobacco and fake mobile phone accessories.

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A Fife-based Facebook group alleged to have been selling counterfeit goods has been shut down

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - The local Trading Standards team, working with the social media giant, has become the first in Scotland to take the step against a social media group.

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Counting the cost of counterfeit goods

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - The areas of Cheetham Hill and Strangeways in northern Manchester have been identified as having a significant influence on the criminal trade in counterfeit goods. These include goods such as clothing, luxury and electrical goods and counterfeit tobacco products. The report considers what action has been taken, the impact of this action and makes recommendations for future enforcement activity...

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Facebook fakes crackdown as online crooks selling counterfeit goods are targeted in nationwide blitz

17 January 2016

16.01.15 - Complaints about the sale of knock-off goods on the popular social networking site have soared 400 per cent since 2010.

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The web of deceit: how we can combat online IP crime

13 January 2016

13.01.16 - There are various avenues for brand owners to tackle the issue of online fraud in an attempt to make national and international legal regulation of internet commerce more effective, as John Anderson of the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Groups Network describes.

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Border Force Officers seize £12,000 of fake Disney & Marvel goods in Grangemouth

12 January 2016

12.01.16 - The 290 imitations shipped in from China were detected before they could be transported to an address in Glasgow.

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Glasgow mobsters target ice cream parlours to launder dirty cash

06 January 2016

06.01.16 - Police said around 1000 members of crime groups are currently working in rackets including drugs, prostitution, money laundering, tobacco smuggling, counterfeit goods and extortion, in the Glasgow area.

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Lincolnshire market trader must pay up almost £700,000 for selling fake goods

24 December 2015

24.12.15 - Iftakhar Ahmed, Asad Iftakhar and Hasan Iftakhar were handed prison sentences of two years and six months, 12 months and six months respectively.

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Chester phone shop owner ordered to pay £47,000 after selling counterfeit goods

23 December 2015

23.12.15 - Amjid Hussain admitted selling counterfeit accessories from Phone Doctor in the Forum Shopping Centre.

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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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