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Bookmark or Share- What is Counterfeiting? | International AntiCounterfeiting CoalitionCounterfeiting is a fraudulent imitation (a forgery) of a trusted brand and product, and it is a serious crime. Under U.S. federal law, for example, criminal counterfeiting offenses can be punished by life in prison and up to $30,000,000 in fines. Counterfeiting can also be prosecuted as a felony in most states in the U.S.
- Welcome to the Era of Fake Products | Wirecutter - The New York TimesA 2018 GAO report on counterfeits recounts that of 47 products agency employees purchased from third-party sellers with good ratings, 20 were fake, as confirmed by the intellectual property...
- Counterfeit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of COUNTERFEIT is made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : forged. How to use counterfeit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Counterfeit.
- Counterfeit Investigations - United States Secret ServiceCounterfeit Investigations. The threat of counterfeit U.S. currency to the financial system of the United States continues to evolve. Advances in technology, the availability of scanning and printing devices and the adoption of the U.S. dollar by nations as their legal tender have exacerbated the global threat.
- Counterfeit - WikipediaCounterfeit t-shirts at a flea market. To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value than the real thing.
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