REPORTING COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS

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1 page, latest update 2/08

If you come across a store, flea market or trade center, house party seller, or a street vendor selling large quantities of counterfeit goods, we would like to know about it. 

We offer no rewards, nor can we guarantee there will be follow up.  However, we will endeavor to pass this information on to the manufacturer and/or appropriate government agency.  Because of the volume of input we receive, we are unable to E-mail our expressions of appreciation to everyone providing information.  Please accept our thanks in advance.  By providing your assistance, you may be protecting your friends and neighbors from safety hazards and consumer fraud, saving American jobs, fighting organized crime and terrorism, eliminating unfair competition against legitimate retailers and helping to eliminate tax evasion.

To provide us with information on sellers of large quantities of counterfeit products, please enter the information in the text box below and click on submit.  Please provide all details, such as names, addresses, license plate numbers and brand names of the counterfeit goods as well as estimates of quantities being sold and date of your observations.  It is
not necessary for you to include your E-mail address.

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD INFORMATION ON WEB SITES OFFERING COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS OR SPAM OFFERS.  MANUFACTURERS ARE AWARE OF THESE SITES AND OFFERS AND MOST HAVE FULL TIME STAFF DOING NOTHING BUT ATTEMPTING TO TRACK THESE CRIMINALS. (THIS IS EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT AS THESE ARE USUALLY "SHORT TIME TO LIVE" OPERATIONS SWITCHING EVERY MINUTE OR TWO AND OFTEN USING COMPROMISED COMPUTERS.) ADDITIONALLY, WE CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT SELLERS OFFERING COUNTERFEIT GOODS ON EBAY AND SIMILAR SITES. THEY SHOULD BE REPORTED TO "ABUSE" AT THESE SITES (ABUSE@EBAY.COM, ETC.)  WE ARE PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN BRICK & MORTAR BUSINESSES, FLEA MARKETS, ETC. WHERE COUNTERFEIT GOODS ARE BEING SOLD.

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