Counterfeit News
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Counterfeit medicines are a problem around the world, with many producers of false medicines attempting to illegitimate drugs from pharmaceutical companies. Blockchain could be the answer to stem the tide and the U.S. FDA are interested.
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The world's supply chains are mostly secure, but counterfeiting still represents a multi-billion industry for criminals. As part of the battle against counterfeit goods, new innovations are emerging.
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Counterfeit goods, especially for luxury brands, are unknowingly purchased by consumers in high volumes. In terms of a solution, a new company, Bonafi, has created a way to protect consumers by using blockchain.
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By AFP
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There's nothing covert about Roxy -- a huge market in Abidjan selling counterfeit medicine, the scourge of Africa and the cause of around 100,000 deaths annually on the world's poorest continent.
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By AFP
Rome -
Italian police announced Monday the arrest of 13 suspected counterfeiters and the seizure of more than 900,000 high-quality fake banknotes with a value of more than 28 million euros.
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Many businesses are concerned about their products being copied and distributed as counterfeit goods. Advances in machine learning provides a means to spot fake goods.
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By AFP
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Forget fake news. European police have joined forces to seize almost 10,000 tonnes of fake and harmful food and drink, from caviar to cashews, booze to bubbly water and even unassuming stock cubes.
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By AFP
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Authorities in Spain dismantled one of the European Union's main hubs for counterfeit goods, arresting 71 people and seizing close to 270,000 fake watches, jewellery and other goods, police and Europol said on Friday.
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Amazon has announced a new initiative to eradicate fake products and counterfeit sellers from its site. The retailer will introduce new policies that will make it harder for traders to sell fake goods on the site. It is also revising its reviews system.
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By AFP
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A global police crackdown has seized over 10,000 tonnes of illicit or dangerous food and drink including monkey meat, dead insects and fake sugar spiked with fertiliser, the European police agency said Wednesday.
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Peter Picone, a confessed counterfeit semiconductor trafficker, has been sentenced by a U.S. court for sending counterfeit semiconductors to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base in Connecticut.
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Developers from Egypt have devised a smartphone app that is able to distinguish between genuine drug treatment and counterfeits.
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Peter Picone, who admitted sending counterfeit semiconductors to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base in Connecticut, pleaded guilty and acknowledged the parts could have put people's lives in danger.
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A newly finalized U.S. Department of Defense rule that reduces the risk of counterfeit semiconductor products being used by the U.S. military has been issued. The measures aim to control the procurement of semiconductors and other electronic parts.
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By Reuters
The leader of a group that trafficked in pirated Android mobile device applications has pleaded guilty over his role in the scheme, the first prosecution of a counterfeit apps case by the U.S.
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By Reuters
Phony NFL merchandise and tickets worth $21.6 million have been seized and 50 people arrested in a crackdown on counterfeiting ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, U.S.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has launched a new program aimed at detecting counterfeit and ineffective malaria drug treatments around the world.
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More than two dozen of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide funding and support to Interpol to prevent the sale and distribution of counterfeit prescription drugs.
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U.S. authorities have issued a warning about a counterfeit version of a cancer treatment drug called Avastin that has been found in the U.S. The fake version of the drug is connected to a company called Medical Device King.
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Chinese authorities have arrested nearly 2,000 people in relation to the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit drugs.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Montreal seized thousands of counterfeit pills intended for the erectile dysfunction market. The illegal sale of prescription and counterfeit drugs online and on the street are on the rise in Canada and elsewhere.
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Paul Midler is blowing the whistle on China's production industry. His new book Poorly Made in China reveals how factory owners leverage their power over importers and why "quality fade" continues to be a major problem.
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Police in Spain have smashed an illegal set-up which is thought to have netted over 6 million Euros in unlawfully tendered fake notes of 20 and 50 euro denominations. The network brought in 50,000 Euros in counterfeit notes into the Spain every month.
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You've heard the old saying, if it's too good to be true it probably isn't. How about a company sending you a check for over $3,000 to evaluate a Wal-mart store and their employees.
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For years, Shenzhen, China’s manufacturing hub, has been cranking out a slew of counterfeit merchandise—everything from fake designer handbags, expensive watches, cheap DVDs, cell phones and even, sham art masterpieces.
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The Chinese government has busted a major syndicate engaged in counterfeiting Microsoft products that resulted in the jailing of top syndicate members.
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A Florida couple has contacted the U.S. Secret Service after they received ten $100 counterfeit bills from a Wachovia Bank in Central Florida.
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Counterfeit Colgate toothpaste has been circulating in the US and Canada which poses dangerous health issues. Now Colgate and health agencies are looking to get them off the shelves and make sure people buy the product they are looking for.
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From fake drugs to phoney purses, counterfeit products are spreading across the world. But wily businesses are fighting back with science and technology promising to protect their goods from criminal fakery.
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Indiana man makes over $4000 on over 32 eBay auction listings, fake labels and all, for software worth much more.
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Counterfeit “Xanax” on red background. Real Xanax on grey background. San Francisco Department of Health
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The seizures of knock-off goods included fake Viagra and other prescription drugs Screen capture / CBC TV
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