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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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"Another common mistake is to use insufficient educational funds. Invest in advertising campaigns, including billboards, posters and placards explaining your deterrents. Otherwise, a knock-off of the deterrent may be convincing enough to pass a casual inspection. This is what happens when the consumer sees a hologram and assumes that any hologram must be genuine. Could you distinguish a genuine hologram from a fake one on the next CD or DVD that you buy?”
An extract of an article by John Colby and Henry Sang of HP.

“At a time when it may be harder to distinguish between what's authentic and what's fake, many consumers are wondering exactly how prevalent counterfeit merchandise has become. But even more importantly, many wonder how to tell whether something they buy is the real deal.”
An extract from an article that appeared in the South Bend Tribune in April 2008.

Use No To Fakes as part of your educational programme by disseminating information about your genuine products here.

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Helping Consumers and Brand Owners Beat the Counterfeit Culture

Did you know that 5-7% of world trade is in fake goods?¹ This means that the risk of you buying a sub-standard, counterfeit product is relatively high. For some products such as pharmaceuticals these fakes can even endanger your health.

And did you know that child labour, human-trafficking and even terrorism frequently lie behind organisations operating counterfeit production and trade?

Take a look at the different sectors or visit our pages linking to specific brands at the top to learn more about how you can avoid fakes or report any suspicious items.

And if you are a brand owner, you can learn how you can use this portal to inform your customers to ensure they make a genuine purchase.

You can also follow No to Fakes on Twitter and keep abreast of the latest counterfeiting news, or let us know your thoughts on the counterfeit industry.

BREAKING NEWS

Police crack down on fake Super Bowl tickets - Monday, February 01, 2010

Super Bowl is expected to generate lots of money for South Florida, but Miami Gardens police will be on the lookout making sure thieves aren't profiting.

Cheap perfumes found to contain urine - Saturday, January 30, 2010

Experts have found some disturbing ingredients in counterfeit perfumes. Authorities in Britain and Ireland tested fake fragrances they seized and detected urine.

Fake perfumes may contain bacteria, anti-freeze, even urine: report - Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Counterfeit fragrances run cheaper than designer brands - but you may be spritzing yourself with harmful materials, including urine.

Follow these links for more information about counterfeits in specific industries:

RECENT COUNTERFEITING NEWS

Columbia Sportswear, Nike benefit from knock-off crackdown - Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Columbia Sportswear Co. and other brands plagued by product piracy won a court ruling this week against the notorious Beijing Silk Market, a Chinese counterfeit capital.

Authorities targeting counterfeit Nikes - Monday, January 25, 2010

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Local and federal authorities say certain small stores
in Milwaukee are selling counterfeit versions of Nike shoes at discount prices.

Updated public health alert: counterfiet Alli containing sibutramine - Saturday, January 23, 2010

Although sibutramine is the active ingredient in another FDA-approved prescription weight loss drug, it is only to be used in specific doses and under the supervision of a physician. The counterfeit product is illegal and unsafe.

Fake, unsafe condoms cause alarm in China - Saturday, January 23, 2010

BEIJING — Sex-shop owner Wang Yunsu wondered how so many competitors could suddenly undercut her low prophylactic prices. Now she thinks she knows: The other condoms are counterfeit.

Man convicted of selling fake computer parts to Marines - Friday, January 22, 2010

A jury in Senior U.S. District Judge David Hittner's court found that Ehab Ashoor trafficked in counterfeit Cisco computer products. He provided the Marines with 200 fake Cisco gigabit interface converters — hardware that allows computers to communicate with one another – and that were to be used in connection with Iraq operations.

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¹ Interpol Report – ICPR, 467-477, 1999

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