counterfeit
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Scammers Sent Fake iPhones ‘For Repair’ to Get $3 Million in Authentic Phones From Apple
Two men in Maryland who sent thousands of counterfeit iPhones to Apple for repairs in order to get authentic replacement iPhones in return were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The men now face up to 20 years in…
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U.S. Shop Safe Act Could Hold Amazon Liable For Selling Fake Products
Right now, when shopping on one of the many of the online marketplaces like Amazon or Walmart, products that look legit sometimes end up being fakes. A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. could help prevent this from happening by making marketplaces liable for bogus goods.
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Just How Bad Is Amazon’s Banned Products Problem?
The average American purportedly has more trust in Amazon than their own government, which makes recent reports on thousands of potentially unsafe products making their way onto the company’s online marketplace particularly terrifying.
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Snuggie Goes To War With Amazon Over Counterfeit Blankets
Allstar Marketing Group — makers of the Snuggie (you know, the blanket with sleeves!) — is suing Amazon over trademark infringement because of all the Snuggie counterfeits that litter the online marketplace.