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Crushed Fake Cartier watches used to create a piece of art, on display in the foyer of Richemont International Distribution, near Friburg Switzerland. The artist is Cesar Baldaccini, whose peculiarity is the use of new and popular material to create his master pieces. Baldaccini has collaborated for a long time with the Cartier Foundation. In the year the “fake watches cube” was produced - 1980 - it was estimated that 2 million fake Cartier watches were marketed every year, and the official Cartier production was 250.000 pieces per year!
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By now most of us are familiar with stories of counterfeit medicine, car parts, luxury items and of course money, to name but a few, but there is a plethora of other items out there that are also being faked, copied and cloned. This section gives you links to stories dealing with more unusual items that have been counterfeited. Ranging from fake Smurfs to fake petrol stations and tea bags; some are funny, some more serious, but they all highlight the fact that consumers nowadays have to constantly be on the look out for people trying to cheat them into buying imitations rather than the genuine article.
And if you happen to find a story yourself that you think should be on this site, please do let us know. You can e-mail us at info@notofakes.com.
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| Customs seize cocaine worth £13.5million stuffed into fake bananas - Thursday, January 13, 2011Police in Spain have seized a huge consignment of cocaine hidden inside plastic bananas. read more ...
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| NZ shop sells fake urine to beat tests - Wednesday, September 15, 2010New Zealand retailers are selling synthetic urine to help people beat workplace drug tests for substances such as cannabis and ecstasy, it was reported on Wednesday. read more ...
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| Vicar convicted of conducting hundreds of fake weddings - Thursday, July 29, 2010The Rev Alex Brown presided over sham marriages where east Europeans were paid to wed Africans needing UK residency read more ...
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| 2 accused of selling fake gift cards in U.S. - Thursday, June 10, 2010Two Gilbert residents have been arrested in a big operation during which fake gift cards were manufactured and sold on the internet. read more ...
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| More than $2 million counterfeit cigarettes filled with rabbit droppings seized - Tuesday, November 17, 2009MORE than $2 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes filled with rabbit droppings instead of tobacco have been confiscated by customs officials in Spain.
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| South Florida restarants admit to serving counterfeit Kobe beef - Wednesday, October 07, 2009The problem is that the meat isn’t what’s advertised. It’s not Kobe — the product of cattle raised in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan that in some cases drink beer and receive sake massages. Its listing on the menu is an apparent violation of federal standards and state law. read more ...
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| Men guilty over fake penis scam - Tuesday, November 25, 2008The makers of a prosthetic penis to help men cheat on drugs tests have pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy in a US federal court. read more ...
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| McLaren accuses his son of selling fake clothes to dealers - Sunday, September 07, 2008The punk impresario Malcolm McLaren has accused his son Joe Corre – the entrepreneur behind the Agent Provocateur lingerie label – of helping to fuel a vast market in "fake" punk clothing. read more ...
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| Britons in bogus degree scam - Saturday, September 06, 2008Nearly 150 Britons are among thousands of people to have bought academic qualifications from a network of fake online universities in America, a BBC investigation has found. read more ...
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| With this fake wife, I divorce thee - Friday, July 18, 2008An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said Friday.
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| Driver arrested over fake police uniform - Monday, June 09, 2008A Chinese motorist has been arrested for hanging up a fake police uniform in his car to deter thieves.
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| Bogus Big Brother couple walks down the aisle - Sunday, June 08, 2008Bogus couple Mario and Stephanie finally got "married" on Big Brother - and were then revealed to be a fake. read more ...
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| The true story of a bogus blog - Monday, May 05, 2008Hunter College students in New York couldn't miss the poster plastered around the Upper East Side campus. Reading "MISSING -- $500 reward!!" it was accompanied by a photo of a young, blonde, Heidi Cee, pleading for the return of her lost Coach bag….But here's the thing about Cee: She's fake, too!
A fake story used to educate people about fakes – the jury is out as to whether this is the pot calling the kettle black or a justified yet clever PR stunt to show just how difficult it is to spot a fake.
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| Fake military vehicles in China - Friday, April 11, 2008On-road privileges for China's legendary People's Liberation Army are leading to a rash of fake military vehicles and bogus number plates, state press said Friday.
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| Counterfeit crew lift expensive papers from plane - Thursday, March 20, 2008US Federal authorities have detailed the cunning of a counterfeiting ring which stole U.S. Treasury cheques from cargo at Newark Liberty International Airport, created sophisticated copies and cashed fake documents worth $2 million.
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| Big crunch for fake exercise machines - Friday, March 07, 2008Many people dreaming of "lean, sexy, rock-hard abs" were left in the lurch yesterday as hundreds of fake exercise machines were crushed. New Zealand Customs destroyed one of its largest hauls of counterfeit goods, a shipment of fake Ab King Pros. read more ...
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| Fake police outfits found in drugs raid - Wednesday, February 27, 2008A February Ukiah raid on a Ruddick-Cunningham Road residence netted police more than the methamphetamines and marijuana they were seeking, officers also found counterfeit law enforcement gear such as a black "POLICE" and "NARCOTICS" bullet proof vest and cap, a badge and similar equipment. read more ...
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| Chinese trial over fake receipts - Friday, February 22, 2008Five men are to appear in court in China charged with producing fake receipts that could have cost the state billions of dollars, state media said.
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...and for a more lighthearted look at the counterfeit world...
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| Fake tombstone filled with marijuana - Tuesday, August 24, 2010A quick pass by of the drug dog revealed that the fake granite tombstone was stuffed with 52 pounds of marijuana. read more ...
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| Fake sign promotes Cotswold viewpoint as 'dogging' area - Tuesday, May 04, 2010A fake brown tourist sign, pointing to an "official dogging area" at a Cotswold beauty spot has been ripped down by angry residents. read more ...
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| Man with fake teeth robs bank - Tuesday, November 17, 2009A man with oversized fake front teeth robbed a bank Monday afternoon on Northwest Expressway, authorities said. read more ...
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| ‘Dead’ boater found in Indiana with bogus cash - Sunday, January 13, 2008Searchers spent days looking for Julius “Butch” Nesbitt after his empty 14-foot boat was found beached along the South Carolina coast. Now, sitting in a jail 600 miles away, he admits faking his death as he tried to flee from drug charges. … police say he had a fake driver’s license and thousands of dollars in counterfeit cash. read more ...
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| Fake Smurf alert! - Wednesday, December 05, 2007Make sure your childhood treasures are the genuine article. Beware, Smurfs are easily faked! read more ...
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| Fake gas stations! - Wednesday, December 05, 2007Sometimes even such large objects as gas stations can be faked… read more ...
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| Fake muppet alert! - Sunday, December 02, 2007Authorities are warning consumers to be on the lookout for fake Tickle Me Elmos showing up on store shelves this Christmas. How can you tell the difference between the real and the fake? For a start, the fake Elmo is called "The Laughing Doll." Also, oddly enough, the fakes are more expensive than the real thing. read more ...
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| Fake gas station attendant arrested - Thursday, June 01, 2006A man pretending to be a station attendant "sold" gasoline to drivers for $10 a tank, then pocketed the money. read more ...
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