Category Archives: Counterfeit Brands

The Wales Online website reports that a woman who made £250,000 from selling unlicensed band T-shirts without their permission has been ordered to pay back £140,000.

Johanna Donnelly sold T-shirts which were of poor quality, not official or genuine, on her own website and eBay shop which featured the trademarks of a number of big music artists.

As reported on the Metro website, Harry Styles is taking legal action against online criminals pretending to sell his official merchandise online.

The 28-year-old superstar is just one of many artists and brands trying to protect fans and consumers against unauthorised sellers, in an effort to combat fake products being bought and sold online.

The Hertfordshire Mercury website reports that over £1million-worth of counterfeit goods was seized from an open-air market.

The items seized included counterfeit clothing, trainers, perfume, leather goods and earphones, following customer complaints and tip-offs that fake goods were on sale.

As reported on the Metro website, police have warned shoppers to avoid purchasing fake perfumes after bootleg scents were found to contain traces of human urine and even cyanide.

Authorities also claim that fake cosmetics such as eyeliner, mascara, lip gloss and foundation have also been found to contain toxic levels of arsenic, mercury and lead.

The Manchester Evening News website reports that the city’s infamous ‘Counterfeit Street’ is to be bulldozed, in a radical move to smash a “national magnet for criminality”.

Buildings on Bury New Road are to be closed, compulsory purchased, and then flattened, in an operation to erase for good dozens of shops in the area which sell fake clothing, perfume, tobacco and toys.

The City Of London Police website reports that a social media influencer promoted and sold counterfeit designer clothing and mobile phones to his 20,000 followers.

Jack Allen – given a 16-week suspended prison sentence – made over £14,300 after promoting the items on various Instagram accounts and YouTube.