How many fakes can you find online in one hour?

Published: 20-Aug-2015

We challenged reporters Aishu Ravishankar and Mandy Kovacs. This is what they found...

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Online sales of unbranded personal care products that are either clearly counterfeit or sold in a way that alludes to an established brand are legion, as the industry well knows.

But how easy is it to spot such products on the internet? SPC reporters set themselves a challenge: how many sales of falsely branded products or those sold with allusions to established lines could they find in one hour? The answer is: many.

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