counterfeit schemes

5 COUNTERFEIT SCHEMES COMPANIES NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR

A number of products are frequent targets of counterfeit schemes. Don’t let them take advantage of your business. 

When you work in electronics authenticity testing, you realize there’s a lot of ingenuity out there, only all too often it’s used for insidious purposes. The black market for counterfeit electronics is big business. Trade-in counterfeit and counterfeit goods now stand at 3.3% of global trade, according to OECD. And the electronics industry is the fourth hardest hit by counterfeit schemes, just after footwear, clothing, and leather goods.



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authenticity testing

AUTHENTICITY TESTING IS CRUCIAL TO COUNTERFEIT DETECTION. HOW IT’S DONE.

Increasingly sophisticated schemes require authenticity testing to keep fake parts out and protect your business reputation

Counterfeit parts are now so common the question is hardly “if” but “when” they will cross paths with your electronic products. 

Ironically, one of our team members — an expert in authenticity testing — recently ran into a common scheme on a large online reseller platform. In this case, the buyer accused him of sending a counterfeit in an attempt to start an exchange process. During the process, the buyer himself tried to send back a counterfeit product in return for one with authentic parts.

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