The Counterfeit Report^® Featured on ABC News Special

Deceptive fake products the focus of ABC News series.  

Los Angeles, CA, July 14, 2014  – In  a feature news presentation, The Counterfeit Report ^®  joined ABC News’s acclaimed consumer protection reporter Ric Romero in a series to expose counterfeit and fake products.

Consumers were alerted to “fake” products -- products that bear the brand of global manufacturers, but don’t exist in the manufacturer’s product line. Featured “fake” products included popular Monster^® headphones, Supra^® shoes and Levis^® jeans.

These Levi’s “Special 1947 Edition” 501 jeans are fake – they never existed in the Levi's Product line.
(Photo Credit: www.TheCounterfeitReport.com)

Counterfeit or ‘knockoff” examples included folding DAHON^® bikes and fragrances including Marc Jacobs^® perfume. Consumers would be alarmed to learn that lab tests on counterfeit fragrances identified ingredients like antifreeze, lead, urine, beryllium, arsenic and bacteria.  

These visually deceptive fake products dupe consumers into believing that they are buying an authentic quality national brand and receiving the accompanying warranty, but in fact they receive a poor quality or dangerous fake.

US consumers lose billions to counterfeit products each year, a global $1 trillion criminal enterprise that accounts for 10% of global trade. While 90% of counterfeit good originate in China, many are sold globally on popular e-commerce websites including eBay^® (EBAY), Amazon^® (AMZN), and China’s Alibaba^® website group.  

Corporations that sell well-known branded products are the obvious and direct victims of counterfeiting, and counterfeit products pose a real threat to the livelihoods and lives of workers and consumers who may not realize it. Manufactures are vocal that not enough is being done to stop counterfeiting and brand damage.

The Counterfeit Report^® cautions consumers to check prices carefully before jumping at any deal and to buy authentic products from authorized retailers or directly from the manufacturer. These examples illustrate that consumers need to be cautious, do their homework and check The Counterfeit Report website before they buy.

ABC TV Video: How to Spot Knockoffs and Counterfeits

Website: www.TheCounterfeitReport.com

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The Counterfeit Report^® is the first and only website to provide consumers a free and informative visual guide to detecting counterfeit products and promote consumer awareness. Manufacturers can immediately list and update their counterfeit product information in a central venue for the greatest mass-consumer exposure and benefit from enhanced brand protection and direct consumer education. The Counterfeit Report uses thousands of authentic and counterfeit product photos to show consumers the sophistication of counterfeiters and their ability to create visually identical counterfeit products and packaging specifically designed to deceive.  Consumers can also report seeing or purchasing counterfeit products and the source directly to the manufacturer on the website.