The successful outcome of this case follows investigations by Surelock in conjunction with Suffolk Trading Standards. A fraudster who made thousands of pounds selling fake JLS, Justin Bieber and One Direction clothes to unsuspecting victims through eBay has been jailed for 12 months. John Young, of Sotterley Road, Hulver, near Beccles, was sentenced at Ipswich […]
Football Kit Man Sentenced for Making Fake One Direction Shirts
A football kit man ran a lucrative sideline flogging thousands of fake One Direction hoodies and T-shirts online. Gary Simpson churned out the bogus boy band gear from the clubhouse at Moorside Rangers, using the equipment intended for printing names and numbers on strips. Simpson, 55, had no licence to use the pop stars’ branding, […]
Running Torquay Shopkeeper Fined for Selling Fakes
A SHOPKEEPER grabbed a bag of counterfeit clothes and ran from his store after being caught selling fake One Direction sweatshirts in Torquay. Joshua Lowles, 24, fled trading standard officers who were bagging evidence of illegal selling at his shop on Victoria Parade in Torquay. They had collected a range of items being sold by […]
£250k Counterfeits Seized in Major Camden Operation
A major anti-counterfeit operation took place today (9th October 2013) in Camden focusing on Buck Street Market and numerous retail outlets in the area where an estimated £250,000 worth of counterfeits were taken off the street. This operation, which was a great success, was carried out under the control of Kentish Town Police and numerous […]
£250k of Counterfeits Seized in Major Operation in Camden
A major anti-counterfeit operation took place today (9th October 2013) in Camden focusing on Buck Street Market and numerous retail outlets in the area where an estimated £250,000 worth of counterfeits were taken off the street. This operation, which was a great success, was carried out under the control of Kentish Town Police and numerous […]
Jailed Ebay Fraudster Must Hand Over £35k
Following a joint investigation by Doncaster Trading Standards and Surelock, a trader who sold fake merchandise over the internet for pop acts including One Direction has been ordered by the courts to hand over nearly £35,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Adrian Lindley, from the Lindholme area of Doncaster, was jailed last year after […]
Jailed One Direction Ebay Fraudster Must Hand Over £35,000
Following a joint investigation by Doncaster Trading Standards and Surelock, a trader who sold fake merchandise over the internet for pop acts including One Direction has been ordered by the courts to hand over nearly £35,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Adrian Lindley, from the Lindholme area of Doncaster, was jailed last year after […]
Owner Sentenced After Surelock Investigates Ricky’s Fashions
On Friday 9 March 2012 Surelock raided Ricky’s Fashions, 81-83 Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 4GX, with Sheffield Trading Standards officers following a Surelock covert investigation. The Surelock team, Police and trading standards officers visited the shop, which was mainly selling ladies wear, and found one “Take That” heat transfer, a vinyl cutter and heat press. The owner. Mr. Ricky Baker, […]
Ricky Dean Baker T/A Ricky’s Fashions Sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court
On Friday 9 March 2012 Surelock raided Ricky’s Fashions, 81-83 Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 4GX, with Sheffield Trading Standards officers following a Surelock covert investigation. The Surelock team, Police and trading standards officers visited the shop, which was mainly selling ladies wear, and found one “Take That” heat transfer, a vinyl cutter and heat press. The owner. Mr. Ricky Baker, […]