Category Archives: Counterfeit Brands

The Cheshire Live website reports that a fraudster has pleaded guilty after attempting to sell fake branded goods over the internet.

Tanya Fletcher was busted after a trading standard’s team saw ads for expensive ‘branded’ clothing at cheap prices on her social media accounts.

The BBC News website reports that counterfeit clothes, watches, bags and medication were found during raids in the Strangeways area of Manchester.
Four premises were targeted over three days based on intelligence from a previous counterfeit goods investigation, with six people being arrested.

The Ipswich Star website reports that counterfeit perfume was seized from an opportunistic street trader in Ipswich, prompting police to warn shoppers about fake goods.

Officers spotted the trader selling the fragrances – which included fakes of brands such as Ralph Lauren – from a bag in the town centre.

The Mirror website reports that Chinese crime gangs are behind a fake Aussie wine scam in the UK, according to experts.

Phoney versions of the Yellow Tail brand – including Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio – have been found in shops across the country.

According to the Manchester Evening News website, a company on Strangeway’s notorious ‘Counterfeit Street’ has been slapped with a £40,000 fine after being caught selling hundreds of fake designer handbags.

Some 769 handbags, holdalls and purses, branded with famous names such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Bulgari and Hello Kitty, were seized when police raided Jamie Bags Ltd.

As reported in The Sun, a third of people across the UK wear and use knock-off, counterfeited gear to help save cash.

Fake clothes, fashion accessories, cosmetics and watches are the most popular purchases, making up two thirds of the value of Britain’s black economy.