The Many Risks of Buying Counterfeit Goods and How to

Avoid Them

Counterfeit goods are sold all over the world

Designer clothing

Bags Accessories

Computer games

Watches Cosmetics

Children’s toys

Perfumes

and a host of others…

Many of these fake goods are sold at markets and fairs, car boot sales, and even in pubs, making it hard

to trace the swindler after you have bought from them

Disney toys are extremely popular,

and frequently targeted by fraudsters

who know that parents will buy them

willingly for their children, especially at Christmas time

CHILDREN’S TOYS

Avoid buying fake alcoholEven though it might seem like a real

bargain to you

If it’s not the real

thing

There’s a good

chance that you

will suffer nausea

Liver or kidney

problems, coma, or

even death

FAKE ALCOHOL

People in the UK spend in excess of 90

million pounds on fake goods every year.

Part of one of the biggest hauls ever, that

was stopped by border staff from entering

the country, were about 3000 Christmas

lights. Since they were incorrectly insulated,

they would have resulted in people being

shocked, fires breaking out, and even explosions occurring

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Countless shoppers are tricked into

buying fake cosmetics that are

designed to look like top brands,

because they imagine these items to be good bargains

FAKE COSMETICS

Serious skin rashes have been

caused by some bogus perfumes

and colognes, due to urine being one of their ingredients

PERFUMES AND COLOGNES

Fake clothing such as Halloween and

pop-star outfits commonly do not

comply to European safety

standards. This can impose obvious dangers

FAKE CLOTHING

There is also indirect danger that results

from buying any fake goods.

Take counterfeit watches, for

example, which are often made in unlicensed and

unregulated factories

Counterfeit goods are found everywhere, even on well-known online sites like eBay and Amazon

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