the many risks of buying counterfeit goods and how to avoid them
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Designer clothing
Bags Accessories
Computer games
Watches Cosmetics
Children’s toys
Perfumes
and a host of others…
Many of these fake goods are sold at markets and fairs, car boot sales, and even in pubs, making it hard
to trace the swindler after you have bought from them
Disney toys are extremely popular,
and frequently targeted by fraudsters
who know that parents will buy them
willingly for their children, especially at Christmas time
CHILDREN’S TOYS
Avoid buying fake alcoholEven though it might seem like a real
bargain to you
If it’s not the real
thing
There’s a good
chance that you
will suffer nausea
Liver or kidney
problems, coma, or
even death
FAKE ALCOHOL
People in the UK spend in excess of 90
million pounds on fake goods every year.
Part of one of the biggest hauls ever, that
was stopped by border staff from entering
the country, were about 3000 Christmas
lights. Since they were incorrectly insulated,
they would have resulted in people being
shocked, fires breaking out, and even explosions occurring
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Countless shoppers are tricked into
buying fake cosmetics that are
designed to look like top brands,
because they imagine these items to be good bargains
FAKE COSMETICS
Serious skin rashes have been
caused by some bogus perfumes
and colognes, due to urine being one of their ingredients
PERFUMES AND COLOGNES
Fake clothing such as Halloween and
pop-star outfits commonly do not
comply to European safety
standards. This can impose obvious dangers
FAKE CLOTHING
There is also indirect danger that results
from buying any fake goods.
Take counterfeit watches, for
example, which are often made in unlicensed and
unregulated factories
Counterfeit goods are found everywhere, even on well-known online sites like eBay and Amazon
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