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Hype about luxury watch attracts counterfeiters

The Swatch Group launched a new watch model together with Omega at the end of March – and is immediately confronted with counterfeits. The watches are attracting enormous demand, which fraudsters are exploiting in online commerce.

August 16, 2022

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Counterfeiting & SeizuresHype about luxury watch attracts counterfeitersThe Swatch Group launched a new watch model together with Omega at the end of March – and is immediately confronted with counterfeits. The watches are attracting enormous demand, which fraudsters are exploiting in online commerce.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresStudy: Harmful chemicals in counterfeit textilesMore than one in three counterfeit clothing and sporting goods purchased online might contain harmful chemicals. This was published in a study by an US industry association earlier this year.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresUSA: Luxury goods worth millions seizedAmerican customs have confiscated counterfeit luxury watches worth tens of millions in just three shipments within a month. One seller of these fake watches was already known from earlier incidents.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresBologna: Thousands of counterfeit fan articles seized at the Giro d'ItaliaAt Italy’s largest cycling sports event, civilian police officers thwarted the sale of counterfeit sports merchandise, which was happening right next to the race track. The forgers pretended to be authorized dealers.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresFrance: Customs seize millions in counterfeitsFrench customs investigators recorded several successes against the trade in counterfeit goods. In total, officials seized more than 1.5 million illegal items, including numerous counterfeit video games, car parts and electronics.
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Counterfeiting & SeizuresUSA: Customs detects huge amounts of fakes in passenger baggageOfficials in the U.S. have scored what might turn out to be one the largest single seizures of counterfeits in regular passenger luggage. The authorities confiscated hundreds of counterfeits, estimated at over a million dollars.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresGermany: Counterfeit instant coffee discoveredThe Nestlé corporation is currently warning of counterfeit Nescafé Gold soluble coffee. The counterfeit instant coffee is believed to have been in circulation primarily in Germany.
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Counterfeiting & SeizuresWilhemshaven: Customs officials seize fake soft drinksGerman customs officials seized thousands of counterfeit drinks bottles destined for import into the EU. The bottles showed obvious defects and the ingredients of the drinks were unknown.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresUK: spectacular seizures worth millionsAuthorities have seized some 200 tonnes of alleged counterfeit goods in Manchester, estimated to be worth 500 million pounds (around 582 million euros). They also uncovered two factories manufacturing fake fragrances.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresSpain: Counterfeit clothing worth millions seizedSupported by Europol, Spanish authorities have recently seen success in their mission to catch a forgery group, seizing thousands of counterfeit items (clothing, leather and luxury goods) worth an estimated €16.5 million in one day.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresUSA: Fake headphones increasingCurrent U.S. Customs figures suggest the counterfeit market for fake headphones is booming. Officials have confiscated hundreds of thousands of counterfeit products in recent months – already eclipsing the amount seized during the previous year.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresAustralia: SunRice falls victim to large-scale counterfeitingAustralian rice brand SunRice has apparently fallen victim to a large-scale counterfeiting operation. A criminal group from Europe is presumed to have manufactured and distributed hundreds of tons of counterfeit rice products over the course of several years.
Counterfeiting & SeizuresUSA: Millions in counterfeit products seizedCustoms officers in the USA just confiscated tens of thousands of counterfeit goods in shipments from Asia. They included counterfeit medicines, fashion items and electronics; the value of the goods seized is estimated at several million dollars.

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