Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

One million Brits have conciously bought counterfeit goods to save cash. A report by charity Electrical Safety First found not only are consumers risking injury because of shoddy plug-in products but £900 million of their hard earned cash goes to fund organised crime.

A woman has been jailed after she “systematically” stole £10,000 worth of stock from a Cambridge clothes shop and then sold it on eBay.

Madeline Stock has been locked up for four months after she sold off stock from clothing store Warehouse over a period of two years.

David Wilson, a deputy manager at Toys “R” Us in York started stealing from the chain in 2008 – a year after being promoted into a managerial role – according to the York Press.

The company used software to trace the stolen stock before evidence was handed to loss prevention officers who matched the goods with Wilson’s eBay and PayPal account.

A Suffolk firm have admitted selling copyrighted items online without permission of brands like Land Rover, Ford and Warner Bros.

Sticar’s director, Christopher Taylor, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of Trade Marks Act violations and five counts against the Copyright Designs and Patents Acts.

According to the New! website, extra working on the new Harry Potter spin-off film has been fired for allegedly taking a prop from the set and trying to sell it on an internet auction site.

Film bosses behind Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, starring Eddie Redmayne and Colin Farrell, threatened to call in the police after they discovered a prop menu from a dinner scene had been listed on eBay.com.

Vogue recently reported that iconic brand Belstaff is celebrating after being awarded more than $42m in damages from 676 offending websites, selling counterfeit imitations of its products.

The majority of the products being copied comprised outerwear, including the brand’s famous leather jackets.