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OTHER FRAUD
ADOPTION FRAUD
ADVERTISING FRAUD
COPYRIGHT FRAUD
DIPLOMA MILLS
DOOR TO DOOR FRAUD
GAMING FRAUD
HOME REPAIR FRAUD
MOVING FRAUD
PHONY DRIVER'S LICENSES
RELIGIOUS FRAUD
SATELLITE TV FRAUD
SWEEPSTAKES FRAUD
TRAVEL FRAUD
UTILITY FRAUD
VETERINARIAN FRAUD
WORK AT HOME FRAUD
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Copyright Fraud
How do you know if you are purchasing the Real McCoy or a counterfeit product?
Consider the cost of the item. If it is brand new and in what appears to be an
original wrapping, yet priced far below its stated value, it may be a fake. No
matter what the street vendor tells you about his watches, he is NOT selling you
a real Rolex for $15. Life is NOT that sweet -- except for the vendor, if you
decide to buy his product
Access the company website and determine those things that lend themselves to
the authenticity of the product. Examine the item carefully. Are the markings
right? Is the color right? How about the hardware? The material? The PRICE? How
is the item usually marketed? (If it is distributed only through Sak's, and you
find it at the local Flea Market at half price, um, guess what?)
Use Common Sense.
Most of all, do NOT provide a marketplace (and a profit) for fraudsters. In the
long run, YOU are paying for it.
The US economy depends upon the concept of Intellectual property. Major
copyright industries include motion picture, sound recording and computer
software, and "brand name" everything. Millions of Americans are employed to
manufacture and distribute these products and our economy processes billions of
dollars during the sales phase. Unfortunately, almost $10 billion is being lost
annually to fraud associated with copyright infringement and product
counterfeiting in the U.S.
The problem does not end at our borders. International piracy costs our US-based
industries many times that amount. Who pays the eventual cost to line the
pockets of the scammers? YOU do. That pair of Nike running shoes includes
a startling percentage to cover fraud. So while you're running around in your
new shoes, remember to get mad.
Fight Fraud America.
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