Death by Counterfeit

A tourist in examines the array of counterfeits.
Most travellers have been offered counterfeits – from LaCoste shirts to Rolex watches, and perfumes to copies of expensive computer installation CDs if they have travelled to Asia, the Middle East, or Africa.

Counterfeiting big-name brands is an international underground industry rivalling the drug trade in value. And it doesn’t stop at shirts and watches. Counterfeit aeroplane components made from inferior materials have been responsible for deaths when the aircraft have crashed, and inferior counterfeit car components have been equally lethal. And it doesn’t stop there!

The article covers counterfeit medicines that do nothing at best and can poison you at worst, industrial chemicals that don’t work, perfumes that don’t smell and brand name alcohols that give you more than just a hangover. It takes you into the shady world of the counterfeiter and to the museum of counterfeits in Paris, set up by the organisation that is endeavouring to battle the scourge.

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