An uninsured driver was stopped by Police – initially the manner in which the car was being driven had aroused suspicion. Police then found multiple boxes of counterfeit goods in the boot.
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LVMH & Tiffany Merger
In Washington on Dec 30, 2020 – Shareholders of US jeweller Tiffany overwhelmingly approved a merger with France’s LVMH ending months of drama in a $15.8 billion deal.
Tiffany has suffered in recent years from competition from brands favoured by millennials.
https://retail-economictimes-indiatimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/apparel-fashion/apparel/lvmh-tiffany-make-up-seal-the-deal-for-15-8-bn/80071288
ACG warns of surge in fakes being sold on social media during run up to Black Friday
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group warns consumers of a massive increase of fake goods for sale during the run up to Black Friday through on online platforms and social media…
National Consumer Week 2020 16-22 November
National Consumer Week (NCW) an annual campaign which aims to raise awareness of issues that consumers are having across the country, and the protections and resources available to help people when they need it. The theme of this year’s campaign is online shopping and delivery, particularly topical ahead of ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’…
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/CitizensAdvice/campaigns/NCW20/NCW%202020%20Briefing.pdf
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepts large counterfeit shipment in run up to holiday season, originating in China
The shipment of fake footwear, handbags, and textiles, worth over $9.3 million (had they been authentic) seized at the Dallas Fort Worth port of entry.
Clothes and footwear seized in north England UK – The seizure, worth over £1 million was undertaken by Lancashire Council’s Trading Standards on storage units across the city of Manchester and in East Lancashire.
China cracks down on fake goods sold online and nabs online celebrity who made $10.2m from selling counterfeits
Since May China’s public security organs have solved more than 1,400 cases involving the sale of counterfeit items via the internet, this effort being part of a broader campaign Kunlun 2020 that was launched to target crimes involving drug & food safety and infringement of intellectual property rights.
Another successful seizure of over £1 million of counterfeit clothing and shoes.
ACG members attended the raids with Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards team and Police last week – Thursday 5th November, the police swooped on four unnamed premises to uncover around four lorry loads of illicit goods – the haul included counterfeit items relating to one of our clients – Under Armour…
Accountant jailed after stealing £188K
St Albans Crown Court heard that the accountant from Hemel Hempstead, had used the money to fund an extravagant ‘City Boy’ lifestyle…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-54896733
Counterfeiting – a stable funding source for criminal groups & terrorist organisations.
Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods is on an upward trajectory with the explosion of e-commerce, accelerated by a lack of regulation in that arena, even more so by the current COVID-19 pandemic, which is tragically being exploited by criminal networks…
According to its latest annual report over 25% of the incidents the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) responded to were Covid-related.
The NCSC also disclosed that it had thwarted 15,354 campaigns using coronavirus themes in order to “lure” people into clicking on a link or opening an attachment containing malicious software…