Frenchwoman who sold ‘fake magic cheese’ for luxury cosmetics goes on trial
A Frenchwoman went on trial on Monday for allegedly conning thousands of Chileans into buying a kit to make “magic cheese” they could sell back to French cosmetics companies for use in luxury beauty products.Gilberte Van Erpe, 74, allegedly told her victims the prized ingredient was even used in creams favoured by celebrities such as Michael Jackson.However, the end product was worthless and the scam became one of the biggest pyramid schemes ever seen in South America, it is alleged.The “case of the magic cheese”, as it is known in France, began in 2005 when the businesswoman dubbed “Madame Gil” began holding conferences around Chile urging people to become home producers of the fermented product.
Lear MoreCCB sleuthsraidstockists of fake HP products
Bogged down by frequent draining out of your laptop battery? Troubled by frequent heating of your laptop? Then you may be a victim of a racket that sells fake batteries under various brand names.
This was evident in a recent Central Crime Bureau (CCB) crackdown, which found that not all products sold under the HP brand in the city were originals.CCB’s Fraud and Misappropriation (F and M) Wing sleuths, who swooped down on Aviva Technologies, Sunshine Informatique, Nissan Technologies and Matrix Info, seized more than 1,000 products that mainly included fake products like batteries, adaptors and packaging material — battery boxes, stickers and holograms, to give products the HP touch and cheat customers.
Lear MoreA man from Bexley is among four people arrested on suspicion of tobacco smuggling
A man from Bexley is among four people arrested on suspicion of tobacco smuggling.The unnamed 63-year-old was arrested yesterday (June 6) after a joint operation between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Southwark Council Trading Standards officers. Ten houses and business were raided in Bermondsey and Crawley, where the four men were arrested.Officers discovered a haul of £20,000 in cash, 200,000 cigarettes and 89kgs of hand rolling tobacco.
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/13317380.Bexley_man_arrested_on_suspicion_of_tobacco_smuggling/
Lear MoreKenya: Govt Stepping Up War On Counterfeits – CS Adan
Nairobi — The government has issued a stern warning on the production and distribution of counterfeit goods in the country.This follows the seizure of Sh35 million worth of counterfeit goods by the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) at a residential house in Nairobi.Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed says the government will take swift and decisive action against anyone found culpable and stressed that stringent measures including hefty fines will be imposed on those who engage in illicit trade of counterfeit goods in the country.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201506080864.html
Lear MoreCall Centers: New Battle Front for Fake Drugs
The new front line in rooting out fake medicine is an elusive one.This bustling call-center hub north of Manila hosts an army of phone operators pitching goods and services. Among the offerings, authorities allege, are counterfeit drugs.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/call-centers-new-battle-front-for-fake-drugs-1433712783
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The Right Chemistry: A distaste for plastic cheese and fake mayo
On a recent trip to the United States, I perused a menu and decided on a cheese sandwich. When I asked the waitress about the kind of cheese involved, I was told, “American!” I replied I was interested in the type of cheese, not its citizenship. “You know, American, the plastic kind,” came the irritated response. I now knew I had to prep the taste buds for “processed” cheese.
Lear MoreCrawley man arrested in tobacco smuggling raids as 200,000 cigarettes and £20,000 cash seized
A CRAWLEY man has been arrested on suspicion of tobacco smuggling following raids in the town and across London where cash, hundreds of thousands of cigarettes and vehicles were seized.
About 60 officers HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), working with Trading Standards teams, raided 10 residential and business premises in Crawley and Bermondsey, in South London, as part of an operation to disrupt the illegal trade of tobacco and cigarettes yesterday.
Sh35m counterfeit goods netted
The extent to which Kenyans are consuming fake goods, some suspected to be poisonous foods and drinks, was exposed yesterday as it emerged that over Sh10 billion counterfeit products are being made per year in shady factories, most of them in Nairobi.
http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/people-daily/147455/sh35m-counterfeit-goods-netted/
Lear MoreAlibaba Steps Up Efforts To Combat Counterfeiting
China-based Alibaba Group has restructured its counterfeit procedures in the wake of escalating complaints about fake products available on the company’s shopping sites. The e-commerce firm is allowing global brands with high accuracy in flagging counterfeit items to enroll in a “good-faith takedown” program. Complaints about fake goods on Alibaba shopping platforms Tmall and Taobao will now be reviewed in one to three working days – compared to five-seven days previously. In addition, participating brands will receive a dedicated representative to address their complaints.
Lear MoreSON siezes fake baby diaper worth over N200m from 3 Chinese
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday intercepted 10 containers of suspected fake baby diapers worth over N200million allegedly imported by three Chinese nationals.Thesiezures took place at Railway Terminus, IjoraOlopa, Lagos.Mr Bede Obayi, the Director of Inspectorate and Compliance Department of the organisation, told newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday that the suspects had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/06/son-siezes-fake-baby-diaper-worth-over-n200m-from-3-chinese/
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