Category Archives: Counterfeit Brands

The Lancashire Telegraph website reports that a man who raked in thousands of pounds selling counterfeit car badges has been ordered to repay more than £500,000.

Following a complaint from Jaguar Land Rover, Matthew Paul Shlusar was found to have made illegal earnings from online sales of £554,913.

The Kent Online website reports that more than 15,000 cigarettes, illegal vapes and counterfeit bags were among items seized by Trading Standards at stores across Maidstone town centre.

In a joint operation between council officers and police, dozens of plastic bags full of illegal goods were removed from four shops.

The Plymouth Live website reports that two women have been sentenced for selling and supplying counterfeit goods via private Facebook groups.

Counterfeit clothes, trainers and accessories from brands purporting to be Adidas, Nike, Gucci, North Face and Boss were found at Nicole Brudenell’s home.

The South Wales Argus website reports that a fraudster used Facebook to offload counterfeit designer t-shirts, branded with Moncler, Prada, Hugo Boss and Louis Vuitton.

Alex Parry’s house was raided by council trading standards officers who seized and subsequently destroyed the t-shirts.

The Manchester Evening News website reports that another shop on Bury New Road, north of the city centre, has been shut down after 11 different businesses were found trading and selling fake goods.
The road has become synonymous with shops selling fake products, including ‘Dior’ jewellery.

The Fashion United website reports of the pairing up of Cartier, the French jeweller and online retailer Amazon.

The companies announced two joint lawsuits against a social media influencer and eight other entities for advertising and promoting the sale of counterfeit luxury goods through Instagram.