counterfeit

Luxury retailers have been fighting counterfeiters with private investigators, cooperation with police, and lawsuits for decades, and that effort has been ramping up recently. Back in May, Coach (NYSE: COH) announced that its new anti-counterfeiting program, "Operation Turnlock" would involve...

Consumers groups have accused President Barack Obama of favoring a global trade agreement -- currently being negotiated in secret on national security grounds -- that would include harsh provisions similar to France's "three strikes" law, which cuts off internet access for repeated digital piracy....

There is a specter haunting consumer products in America: the specter of certificates of authenticity being included with products of so little value that there is not a single person on the planet who would ever bother themselves to forge one. My frustration with this problem reached an apex...

When Albert Talton decided to print some of his own money, he had no experience in counterfeiting, printing, or graphic design. A career criminal with a curious and meticulous nature, at the time Talton didn't even own a computer. His first batches of fake bills were created using a standard HP...

China is usually regarded as the country responsible for producing more counterfeit products than any other, and counterfeit memorabilia from the Beijing Olympics will likely be circulating for months to come. News reports suggest the Chinese government took a strong stance against such items, but...

Former Major League Baseball player Julio Mateo -- who is currently playing in the minor leagues -- was arrested on suspicion of forgery last weekend after police found counterfeit $100 bills in his hotel room.Of course everyone is innocent until proven guilty but The Associated Press found this...

Auction site eBay won a big victory in federal court yesterday. Tiffany & Co. sued eBay in 2004 after asking the company to remove listings with the Tiffany name in them. Tiffany claimed that eBay knew many counterfeit goods were being auctioned on the site, and that eBay had a responsibility...

Earlier this week, police raided warehouses in New York City and Long Island, seizing over $25 million of counterfeit merchandise. The goods taken by the police included knock-off Nike shoes, Duracell batteries, Louis Vuitton handbags, and more. Two men running these warehouses were arrested, and...

Counterfeit $100 bills are circling the globe, and their story is intriguing. These bills are so well done that that it's next to impossible to tell that they're fakes. They've been dubbed "supernotes" because of their precision.Experts say these are the most sophisticated examples of counterfeit...