When you buy a fake Burberry scarf or a copy of a Gucci bag, it may seem like a harmless misdemeanour. But the counterfeiters' profits often fund crime of a rather more sinister nature, says James ...

"It could be, like, a fake Burberry scarf sent to you; anything designer that shows up at your doorstep, beware," said Todd Kossow, Director of the FTC Midwest Region office in Chicago.

In one recent example, federal agencies in New Jersey indicted 29 people in a scheme to import $325 million in counterfeit products, including fake Burberry scarves; Lacoste shirts; Polo ...

The selling of counterfeit goods on the Internet, at walk-in stores, and by sidewalk vendors and door-to-door salespeople is big business. In one recent example, federal agencies in New Jersey ...

But the research he presents includes the fact that those of us who are willing to wear our lies around our necks (e.g. fake Burberry scarves) or carry them on our arms (e.g. those fake designer ...

Many products you might buy are common targets for unauthorized duplication, including artwork, autographed items and other memorabilia, cosmetics and perfumes, computer software, designer ...

The selling of counterfeit goods on the Internet, at walk-in stores, and by sidewalk vendors and door-to-door salespeople is big business. In one recent example, federal agencies in New Jersey ...