For the Week of July 18, 2004, Counterfeiting Enforcement Activity
Has Uncovered $345,930,835.
Released by:Gieschen Consultancy
Summary:
For the week of July 18, 2004, Counterfeiting Enforcement Activity has uncovered $345,930,835 in losses, documents, products and intellectual
property.
For_Immediate_Release:
Monday July 26, 2004 -- Calgary, Canada -- Gieschen Consultancy,
a leading intelligence gathering and analysis company to the document,
product and intellectual property security industry, today has announced
the results of its weekly survey of counterfeit enforcement and
related activity as reported through its DOPIP Security Competitive
Intelligence Report.
· 45 Investigations, raids, seizures, arrests, charges laid
and sentences relating to counterfeiting which uncovered more than
7,393,766 counterfeit items resulting in losses exceeding $345,930,835
USD.
· 4 suspected criminal organizations were affected (BCI Financial
Services, Golden Science Technology Limited, Pharmacycards.com and
Rajendra Yadav)
· Brand owners affected through this counterfeit activity
were Oakley, Microsoft, Benson & Hedges, Diesel, Hugo Boss,
Nike, Adidas, Proctor & Gamble, University of Victoria (Canada),
and Levi
· Counterfeit items included applications, bank drafts, cashiers
checks, CDs, certificates (education), checks, cheques, cigarettes,
cinema films, clothing, cosmetics, credit cards, currency (Australian,
US, Japan), computer games, degrees (university and college), diplomas,
drivers licenses, designer clothing, DVDs, gin, gold coins, grade
records, high school diplomas, household products, identity cards,
immigration documents, liquified petroleum gas cylinders (LPG's),
managers' cheques, mark sheets, medicines, passports, prescriptions,
soap powder, software, sunglasses, VCDs, and working papers.
· Counterfeit activity (incidents, $ value, items) by country
was: Australia (1, Australian currency, $300), Bulgaria (1, cigarettes,
$6,000,000), Germany (1, software, $100,000,000), Greece (1, credit
cards, $200,000,000), Hong Kong (1, CDs, $35,500,000), India (4,
certificates, degrees, mark sheets, US currency, CDs, gold coins,
$327,200), Indonesia (1, identity cards), Ireland (2, clothing,
jeans, $310,065), Japan (1, Japanese currency, $45,000), Malaysia
(2, VCDs, computer software, Video CDs, $815,000), Nigeria (1, gin,
cosmetics, household product), Pakistan (1, US currency, $500,000),
Philippines (1, liquified petroleum gas cylinders), Taiwan (3, US
currency, high school diplomas, university degrees, $1,236,000),
Thailand (1, medicines and drugs), Trinidad & Tobago (1, managers
and certified cheques, $500,000), UK (6, CDs, computer software,
applications, cigarettes, DVDs, designer clothing, soap powder,
working papers, cheques, bank drafts, $60,000), USA (16, checks,
drivers licenses, prescriptions, passports, DVDs, US currency, cashiers
checks, immigration documents, sunglasses, clothing)
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About Gieschen Consultancy
Gieschen Consultancy is a trusted provider of in-depth information,
analysis and reporting for the document, product and intellectual
property security industry.
For more details:
Glen Gieschen Managing Director Gieschen Consultancy Glen@Gieschen.com
www.Gieschen.com Phone 403-256-5680 Calgary, Alberta Canada
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