Over two thousand fashion products and counterfeit accessories of different brands have been seized from traders by the Guardia Civil at the Mercadillo del Campico de Guardamar, pending economic valuation. READ MORE>>>

Recession and high taxes have driven increasing numbers of consumers towards illicit alcohol in a market where official volumes are down – yet prestige is making headway. Kevin Rozario asks how legitimate brands are handling the Russia conundrum. READ MORE>>>

City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Friday that his office secured more than $1 million in civil penalties and a 10-year injunction against a married couple accused of selling counterfeit detergent and soap and their alleged supplier. READ MORE>>>

Joint investigation with Cisco saw ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds’ of fake hardware obtained. READ MORE>>>

In 1985, a single bottle of wine was sold for a record-breaking $157,000 at Christie’s in London. The purchaser was Christopher Forbes, who was bidding on behalf of his father Malcolm Forbes, the founder of this publication. The bottle was the so-called Thomas Jefferson bottle, a 1787 Lafite. It was thought to have the founding father’s initials ‘Th.J’ carved on to the amber green glass. Other circumstantial evidence had also suggested the third president of the United States was once the owner. READ MORE>>>

(CNN)The United States is warning travelers to Mexico about tainted or counterfeit alcohol following the death of a Wisconsin woman. READ MORE>>>

Power Rangers continues to impress in toy sales, and cases of counterfeit versions of them have been well documented. Few are as massive though as this latest batch caught by customs. READ MORE>>>

Hero MotCorp has filed First Information Reports (FIRs) against several establishments and traders who were indulging in fake spare parts of Hero two-wheelers. READ MORE>>>

Kao USA has been warning consumers to be aware, because several of its lotions have been found as counterfeit products in look-a-like packaging in the Northeastern U.S. The counterfeit products are falsely labeled as Jergens Ultra Healing 10 oz. & 21 oz., and Jergens Original Scent 21oz. and Jergens Soothing Aloe 10 oz. & 21 oz. READ MORE>>>

The German sandal brand, whose contoured, cork-cored footbeds have attracted generations of customers, has become maybe the biggest and loudest critic of the ecommerce steamroller. Last year, Birkenstock USA decided to pull all its products from Amazon, saying the large number of counterfeit Birkenstocks on the site were hurting its brand. Now David Kahan, CEO of Birkenstock USA, is attacking an Amazon program that involves the company buying products from third-party retailers at full price and reselling them itself, apparently with or without the consent of the brands whose products are involved. READ MORE>>>

On August 21st, a total solar eclipse will pass through the continental United States — traveling from the coasts of Oregon to South Carolina. It’s going to be an incredible sight, but the only way to watch it safely is to view the partially eclipsed Sun with special solar filter glasses that block out the majority of the Sun’s light. Only certain solar filter glasses sold online have been properly certified. READ MORE>>>

Protecting our shores from the constant threat of copyright infringement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations seized a shipment of counterfeit toys valued at $121,442 at a Charleston port. READ MORE>>>

A MAN has been prosecuted for selling counterfeit clothing, perfumes and aftershaves. READ MORE>>>

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has succeeded in its dispute with a Taobao merchant selling counterfeit cat food.READ MORE>>>

Some drivers look for parts from third-party suppliers instead of the manufacturer, and others may unknowingly purchase counterfeit parts that appear to be genuine. Either way, they could expose their cars’ engines to unnecessary risk. Low-quality counterfeit parts sometimes fail to function properly. A bogus oil filter, for example, might not trap metal particles. These particles would then be circulated throughout the engine, and cause accelerated wear and tear. READ MORE>>>

The Anti-Counterfeit Agency has destroyed fake goods worth Sh24 million. The goods, which included electronics, music equipment, phones, clothing, food stuff and industrial ball bearings and were burnt at EnviroSafe Limited in Export Processing Zone, Athi River on Friday.  READ MORE>>>

Over a half a million fake cigarettes have been taken off the streets of North East Lincolnshire over the last three years. READ MORE>>>

Canadian Alexandre Cazes was a hacker at age 14 with an IQ of 142, the founder of the 200,000-member illicit trading site AlphaBay, and a longtime resident of Thailand, the country he loved, before his arrest and suicide, police said on Monday. READ MORE>>>

The Consumer Protection Department (CPD) at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce has caught 121 counterfeit fire extinguishers from a shop operating at Salwa area yesterday. READ MORE>>>

MONSEY, N.J. — An Italian national living in Monsey was sentenced Friday to 37 months in federal prison for smuggling counterfeit iPhones, camcorders and other electronics into the U.S. from China. READ MORE>>>

BRUSSELS, July 21, 2017 – New figures released by the European Commission show that customs authorities detained more than 41 million fake and counterfeit products at the EU’s external border in 2016. The goods had a total value of over €670 million. Everyday products which are potentially dangerous to health and safety – such as food and drink, medicines, toys and household electrical goods – accounted for over a third of all intercepted goods. READ MORE>>>

Counterfeit goods worth Sh24 million were destroyed in Athi River on Friday. READ MORE>>>

The number of counterfeit and undeclared articles held by the Maltese Customs rose by 107% in a year, a report published by the European Union has shown. READ MORE>>>

The Anti-Counterfeit Agency plans to strengthen its market intelligence, boost internal capacity and enforcement role as it announced the extension of its strategic plan in the war against fake products. READ MORE>>>

A pet-food vendor indicted for selling counterfeit cat food on Taobao, China’s largest online marketplace, was found guilty of defamation against Alibaba Group this week, the Chinese technology giant announced on Thursday. READ MORE>>>

Forever 21 is under fire for their use of stripes, and being sued by two separate parties over alleged copyright infringement. Both sportswear brand Adidas and high-fashion design house Gucci are claiming that the affordable retailer used geometric designs that they own the rights to. READ MORE>>>

A fake vodka factory, producing potentially toxic alcohol, was found and dismantled in Aintree yesterday. . READ MORE>>>

Every year, counterfeit and pirated goods globally cost nearly US$0.5 trillion in lost revenue. This isn’t small bikkies — and the food and beverage industry is far from immune. READ MORE>>>

A market trader found to be selling over 1,000 items of counterfeit clothing has been sentenced to 18 months in Prison. READ MORE>>>

Almost 30 per cent of online shoppers have been duped into buying fake makeup, skincare and medicine, potentially putting their health in jeopardy, a new report reveals. READ MORE>>>

ILLICIT trade in several pro­ducts is a multibillion-dollar ope­ration in Trinidad and Tobago, and is posing a risk to the country’s economy and the health of citizens. . READ MORE>>>

Scammers are cashing in on the popularity of AMD’s new Ryzen processors, with reports of fake CPUs being sold on Amazon. READ MORE>>>

Four men were arrested by members of Marshall Security for being in possession of an estimated R10 million in counterfeit goods in KwaZulu-Natal, Northglen News reports. READ MORE>>>

Customs director Jose Mafnas announced yesterday another significant increase in revenue collections and fiscal year improvements between 2016 and 2017 following upgrades to detection equipment and operations. READ MORE>>>

NEW YORK– Walmart has apologized for an offensive slur used by a third-party seller in a product listing on its website. READ MORE>>>

Abu Dhabi: The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Abu Dhabi has seized 6,230 counterfeit shoes, bags and other leather goods. READ MORE>>>

AMD’s new Ryzen processors offer quite a bit of bang for your buck, and have been a hot ticket item for the last few months. Unfortunately, scammers will find a way to take advantage people’s eagerness to get their hands on a product no matter what. Reports from at least two users have indicated that counterfeit AMD Ryzen processors are being sold by Amazon or Amazon retailers, and the processors customers are receiving aren’t even made by AMD at all. READ MORE>>>