Buying a fake perfume may seem harmless...until you discover what's really inside that bottle.

Dana Thomas - I read the following passage from this book; "I remember walking into an assembly plant in Thailand a couple of years ago and seeing six or seven little children, all under 10 years old, sitting on the floor assembling counterfeit leather handbags,' an investigator told me... 'The owners had broken the children's legs and tied the lower leg to the thigh so the bones wouldn't mend. [They] did it because the children said they wanted to go outside and play."

Policy Press | Fake Goods, Real money - The Counterfeiting Business and its Financial Management, By Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Alexandra Hall, Joanna Large, Anqi Shen, Michael Crang and Michael Andrews

This book explores the consumption of counterfeit fashion goods. It develops an understanding of why counterfeit markets exist by exploring consumer behavior in consuming counterfeit fashion, and examining this in relation to attitudes on fashion, crime, harm and victimization....

When you pick up a faux Louis Vuitton bag online or at a souvenir shop, do you ever wonder where your money goes? We followed the money to find out what happens to the revenue from counterfeit goods.

GIPC Praises New Campaign to Warn Public About Counterfeit | The Global Innovation Policy Center

Blood Profits: How American Consumers Unwittingly Fund Terrorists: Vanessa Neumann: 9781250089359: Amazon.com: Books

Fake Makeup Counterfeit Trend - MAC Kylie Cosmetics

If you’re interested in buying a designer handbag for a fraction of the price, you’re not alone. But the hidden costs of counterfeit goods are staggering.

When I was away visiting family, I had my travel laptop with me. One day while working on a post, I started going through some of the pictures I have stored on the laptop from my trip to Egypt last year. I came across one group of photos that reminded me of a shocking moment I experienced while staying in a nice resort hotel in Hurghada. When my friend, Teresa, and I planned this trip to Egypt, we booked everything through a well-regarded travel company located in Egypt, a company I would…

What do fake fashions say about you? #counterfeit #replica

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime describes counterfeiting as a crime which touches “virtually everyone in one way or another” and that counterfeit goods, whether drugs or consumer products pose a serious risk to health and safety”.

Fighting the $450 Billion Trade in Fake Fashion | Intelligence | BoF

The biggest raid on counterfeit goods, from Nikes to Louis Vuittons, in recent history.

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