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General Luxury and Fashion News
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| Southern Californa counterfeit raids net $12 million in counterfeit goods - Tuesday, August 31, 2010Federal and local officials raided several locations in Los Angeles and surrounding communities during a week of sweeps that resulted in 30 arrests and uncovered everything from counterfeit iPhones to fake Ed Hardy T-shirts. read more ...
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| Feds charge merchants with trafficking $100m in counterfeit goods - Friday, August 06, 2010The owners and operators of eight shops in San Francisco's Fisherman Wharf district were charged in a 25-count indictment as part of the largest U.S. federal enforcement action ever taken against West Coast retailers. Authorities seized nearly $100 million in counterfeit jewelry and watches, designer apparel and accessories. read more ...
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| Bogus goods taken off the streets of San Francisco - Wednesday, August 04, 2010Gucci knockoffs, fake Nikes and $19.95 Oakleys may lose some of their ubiquity in The City’s tourist meccas after undercover federal agents busted eight Fisherman’s Wharf stores that sold the counterfeit items. read more ...
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| Bagging a fake - Tuesday, July 20, 2010Well, quite apart from the fact that when you buy a fake product, you're supporting criminal activity, the counterfeit trade has been linked to funding of terrorist organizations, including Al-Qa'ida and Hezbollah. There's also a high likelihood that the fake bag you're carrying has been produced using child labour in a Chinese factory. read more ... |
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| Counterfeiting: many risks and many victims - Tuesday, July 13, 2010Counterfeit goods may have a reputation for poor design, unsafe parts and toxic elements, but consumers don’t seem to mind. read more ... |
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| Feds targeting counterfeit merchandise - Sunday, June 27, 2010Fake designer purses bearing Kate Spade labels lined a shelf last December in Gift World in Glen Burnie. County police and federal agents raided the store after getting a tip from a private investigator hired by brand-name purse designers. They seized $352,000 in counterfeit merchandise. read more ...
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| Two locked up in counterfeit handbag scheme - Sunday, June 13, 2010Two members of one of the largest counterfeit luxury goods groups were convicted this week for their involvement in an international manufacturing import and wholesale counterfeit business. read more ...
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| Fake designer boots are churned out by children in Chinese sweatshops - Sunday, June 06, 2010A Sunday Mirror investigation has found a Chinese village run by Triad gangsters paying workers and children just £20 for a 90-hour week as they knock out thousands of pairs of fake designer shoes for shipping to the UK. read more ...
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| $5.2 in counterfeit designer merchandise seized - Wednesday, March 24, 2010U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Miami Seaport discovered and seized 92 cartons of counterfeit designer merchandise during a routine examination. read more ...
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| More than a fashion scam, fakes can pose health, safety hazards - Sunday, March 21, 2010Faking a pair of designer shoes, clothing, handbags, or anything else is unquestionably taking money from the pockets of the designer, but more serious is the fact that the counterfeit industry is fertile ground for organized crime, funding of terrorism, advocacy of child labor, and other horrors too numerous to mention. read more ...
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| Fake goods worth GBP 200,000 seized in raids in Bellshill, UK - Wednesday, March 17, 2010Fake designer shoes, jewellery and electrical goods worth more than £200,000 have been seized in raids in North Lanarkshire. read more ...
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| MSU launches effort to block knockoffs - Monday, March 01, 2010Most people buying fake designer handbags on city street corners or in online auctions don't know about the dark underbelly of the enterprise -- the child labor, the lost jobs, the human trafficking that's often connected, a Michigan State University researcher says. read more ...
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| Cops bust ring of counterfeit handbag dealers - Thursday, February 25, 2010NYPD cops on Wednesday busted a ring of counterfeit handbag dealers who made millions, lived in fancy homes, drove flashy cars - and were all scamming the welfare system, police said. read more ...
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| Fake perfumes may contain bacteria, anti-freeze, even urine: report - Wednesday, January 27, 2010Counterfeit fragrances run cheaper than designer brands - but you may be spritzing yourself with harmful materials, including urine.
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| Online counterfeit luxury bag stores proliferate - Friday, January 15, 2010The counterfeit business has been getting a lot bolder. For consumers, that designer knock-off is just a mouse click away, but those clicks can have significant economic and social consequences. read more ...
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Buyer Beware - Knockoff handbags hurt more than the designer
- -Designer Handbags Inspired
If potential customers actually knew the truth about that cute counterfeit Goyard bag, that it is the product of organized crime, that it was most likely made by child labor, that it is linked to human trafficking, that it supports terrorism networks and contributes to loss of legitimate employment and tax revenue, they might not think it was so cool or fashion-forward.
- The Luxe Chronicles, 19 June 2008
Luxury house Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy (LVMH) spent more than $16 million last year on investigations, busts and legal fees.
- “Fakes!”, Business Week, 7 February 2005 (p.51)
In Italy an estimated 10% of all designer clothing is fake, much of it produced domestically.
- “Fakes!”, Business Week, 7 February 2005 (p. 53)
We can no longer stand by and do nothing, so let’s say it out loud: Fake Watches are for Fake People!
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British Jewellery, Giftware and Finishing Federation (BJGF) trace its roots back to 1887, and is a trade body representing the interests of firms working within the British luxury goods industry, estimated to be worth £22 million. BJGF provides a range of central support services to the Member Trade Associations, and they support Members trade development in overseas markets. Another objective for the Federation is to safeguard and maximize income from the assets.
The National Association of Italian Footwear Manufacturers (ANCI) was founded in Milan in 1945. Approximately 1,000 industrial enterprises belong to the Association. The purpose of A.N.C.I. is to “examine, support and promote projects of an economical, technical and scientific nature in the interest of the shoe industry and to represent the same on all institutional levels.” One focus of the Association is to safeguard and control the “Made in Italy” trademark and to fight the proliferation of imitations.
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Click here for counterfeit news and information relating to specific brands in the luxury and fashion sector.
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Useful links and information
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How to avoid landing yourself with fakes designer goods from eBay
This site includes indispensable information on how to avoid bidding for fakes, what legal action you can take once you discover what you’ve won is fake and also explains why it is wrong to buy fakes.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend: how to avoid counterfeit diamonds, click here
5 tips to avoid counterfeit designer clothing click here to read more
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| Five charged with selling counterfeit Nike and Timberland shoes - Thursday, December 31, 2009The arrest of five men accused of selling counterfeit brand shoes is part of a statewide crackdown, a Cumberland County lawman said Thursday. read more ...
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| Raids crack down on counterfeit goods - Saturday, December 19, 2009DALLAS - When federal and sheriff's investigators showed up with a search warrant at Bargain Corner Jean Store here, they found about $130,000 worth of fake True Religion, Ed Hardy, Affliction and other high-end jeans, T-shirts and sneakers.
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| Raid yields $150,000 in counterfeit purses - Monday, December 14, 2009Investigators seized $150,000 in fake designer purses, clothing and shoes in a Detroit raid Friday, part of a nationwide crackdown that netted $26 million in counterfeit products, officials announced today in Washington. read more ...
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| Ethics: taking the fun out of handbag shopping in NYC - Saturday, December 05, 2009I've always been against software piracy and the like. When it finally dawned on me that selling these knock-off designer labels is virtually no different from that and is a federal crime, I realized just how unethical my actions had been. read more ...
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| $77,000 in counterfeit designer good seized - Thursday, December 03, 2009Gwinnett County police have seized $77,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise and charged two individuals with selling fake designer goods. read more ...
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| Feds seize fake labels at 2 San Diego-area markets - Saturday, November 28, 2009OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Federal agents have raided a pair of San Diego County flea markets and seized thousands of pieces of what they say is phony brand-name clothing. read more ...
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| $105,000 counterfeit goods seized - Wednesday, November 25, 2009The Secretary of State’s Office and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office partnered to conduct a sting at the Anderson Jockey Lot and Farmer’s Market on Sunday, November 15, 2009, that resulted in the confiscation of approximately $105,305.00 in counterfeit merchandise. read more ...
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| Task force seizes suspected counterfeit clothing, shoes - Wednesday, November 18, 2009More than $40,000 worth of suspected counterfeit clothing and sneakers from Swagga was stuffed into black bags Tuesday and loaded into a crime scene van by members of the Shreveport-Caddo Financial Crimes Task Force. read more ...
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| Police crack down on counterfeit goods in Derry - Tuesday, October 20, 2009DERRY — After police warned vendors at the Grandview Flea Market that it was illegal to sell knockoff purses, clothing and wallets, there were fewer people selling the counterfeit merchandise. read more ...
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| Police crack down on counterfeit goods in Derry - Tuesday, October 20, 2009DERRY — After police warned vendors at the Grandview Flea Market that it was illegal to sell knockoff purses, clothing and wallets, there were fewer people selling the counterfeit merchandise. read more ...
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| Man pleads guilty for counterfeit goods - Tuesday, September 08, 2009A Hilliard man pleaded guilty yesterday to trademark counterfeiting for selling knockoff purses and sneakers at a North Side market. read more ...
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| How to spot designer fakes - Sunday, August 30, 2009Do your research. Know what designs are currently available from a given designer. Learn the colors and patterns offered. read more ...
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| Tourists warned over fake designer goods - Saturday, August 22, 2009Holidaymakers shopping for fake designer goods on the continent may find themselves facing criminal charges. read more ...
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| Look out for luxury phone clones - Sunday, May 31, 2009The top 5 fake luxury phones; they may look good at a glance but the quality is poor and they’re not worth the money. Save up for the real deal instead. read more ...
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| Fake sunglasses snagged at LAX - Tuesday, May 26, 2009Customs officials at Los Angeles International Airport have seized a shady shipment of sunglasses. read more ...
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| Authorities seize $15,000 worth of fake t-shirts and arrest 15 - Wednesday, May 13, 2009Darlington County law enforcement officials say the seizure of more than 600 t-shirts with fake logos and emblems, about $6,000 in cash and the arrests of 15 people at Darlington Raceway over the race weekend make it possibly the largest bust for selling counterfeit goods at the track ever. read more ...
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| eBay wins French lawsuit over sales of L'Oreal fakes - Wednesday, May 13, 2009eBay Inc, the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, isn’t liable for sales of counterfeit L'Oreal SA perfumes on its Web site, a Paris court said today. read more ...
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| Don't fall for the counterfeit designer handbag - Saturday, May 02, 2009Designer handbags have that one-of-a-kind look that fashion-conscious women love, but it takes a hefty budget to love their price tag too. That’s why many women buy designer knockoff handbags instead of the real thing. Unfortunately, it’s easy to be taken advantage of by unscrupulous merchants if you make this type of purchase without the knowledge to protect yourself. read more ...
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| Counterfeit goods could be funding terrorism - Monday, April 13, 2009Police said counterfeit handbags for sale are illegally made and may be funding terrorism. read more ...
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| How does buying counterfeit goods hurt the real dealers? - Saturday, January 31, 2009News video about the record Portland Oregon counterfeit goods bust that highlights how the honest people lose out when consumers buy counterfeits. read more ...
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