World Consumer Rights Day Campaign in Haian

World Consumer Rights Day Campaign in Haian

HAIAN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - A citizen reads a publicity material on preventing counterfeit currency during a World Consumer Rights Day campaign in Haian, Jiangsu province, China on March 13, 2025.

Stephane Sejourne visits customs officers freight zone - Roissy-en-France

Stephane Sejourne visits customs officers freight zone - Roissy-en-France

Seized fake counterfeit euros banknotes where customs officers check packages at a freight zone at Roissy ahead of the festive season around the Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, in Roissy-en-France, on December 20, 2024. During a presentation of anti-counterfeiting controls and a sample of recent seizures. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Stephane Sejourne visits customs officers freight zone - Roissy-en-France

Stephane Sejourne visits customs officers freight zone - Roissy-en-France

counterfeit notes, Stock of packages checked by customs officers, at the freight zone at Roissy ahead of the festive season around the Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, in Roissy-en-France, on December 20, 2024. During a presentation of anti-counterfeiting controls and a sample of recent seizures. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

Bank Employee Counting Skills Competition

FUYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - A contestant competes to identify counterfeit currency during a professional skills competition in the banking industry's currency and gold and silver business in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Oct 15, 2024.

Chile: Man Destroys American Airlines Counter At Santiago Airport With Hammer

At Santiago airport in Chile, a furious man who realized a scammer sold him a fake plane ticket and couldn't get on the flight smashed displays and other equipment with a hammer at the American Airlines check-in counter late on Monday, August 26.

Cameroon vows to intensify crackdown on fake drugs

STORY: Cameroon vows to intensify crackdown on fake drugs DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ministry of Public Health 2. various of Mokolo market and a store sign 3. various of the Minister of Public Health at the Mokolo market STORYLINE: Cameroon's Minister of Public Health Manaouda Malachie said Thursday that more efforts will be made to prevent the manufacture and sale of counterfeit drugs in the Central African nation. "I would like the medicine traffickers and vendors to know that we will not allow them to sell counterfeit medicines in Cameroon. We will seize their products, arrest them, and they will have their day in court," Manaouda told reporters at a press conference in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon. "Roadside medicine, fake medicine, poorly stored or mishandled medicine kills. Let us be aware and give priority to the medicines found in pharmacies," he added, promising future crackdowns in markets and on roadsides where th

Türkiye beefs up nationwide security measures ahead of New Year

STORY: Türkiye beefs up nationwide security measures ahead of New Year DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Istiklal Street, a nostalgic train carrying passengers 3. various of Police operations 4. various of seized Counterfeit alcoholic beverages STORYLINE: Türkiye has beefed up nationwide security measures on land and in the sea ahead of the New Year, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. Nearly 500,000 security personnel, including coast guard teams, gendarme units and police forces, would be on high alert to ensure security between Dec. 30, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2023, mainly by boosting patrols in crowded areas, said a ministry statement. In coastal provinces, "deterrents and effective measures against migrant smuggling and illegal activities will be continued with the Coast Guard Command units and other law enforcement agencies," the statement added. According to a government circular

Counterfeit products confiscated in Tottori Pref.

Counterfeit products confiscated in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - A number of seized counterfeit American designer products are shown at Yonago police station in Tottori Prefecture, on May 28, 2014.

Fake designer bags seized in Osaka

Fake designer bags seized in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Counterfeit designer bags confiscated by the Osaka prefectural police are shown at Abeno Police Station in Osaka on May 22, 2014.

U.S. Sen. Levin

U.S. Sen. Levin

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Arms Services Committee. Levin and Sen. John McCain on June 14, 2011, urged China to promptly issue visas to U.S. staff who plan to travel to the country to look into alleged counterfeit electronic parts.

Fake Hermes wallets

Fake Hermes wallets

HAKODATE, Japan - Police in Hakodate, Hokkaido, display thousands of fake Hermes-brand wallets they have confiscated at a police station in Hakodate on Feb. 24, 2011. They arrested the same day a 40-year-old man in Hyogo Prefecture who had sold them on the Internet. Investigators suspect the counterfeit products have been illegally imported from China.

Counterfeit 10,000 yen bills confiscated

Counterfeit 10,000 yen bills confiscated

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows confiscated fake 10,000 yen bills (L front) and real banknote (R front) at Tokyo's Yoyogi police station on Sept. 28, 2010.

Seized fake brand-name products at Osaka customs

Seized fake brand-name products at Osaka customs

OSAKA, Japan - The Osaka customs in Osaka's Minato Ward disclose fake brand-name products, which the authority has confiscated, on Sept. 14, 2010. The customs officials have damaged the counterfeit products to call for protection of intellectual property.

EU urges China to stop producing 'tidal wave' of fakes

EU urges China to stop producing 'tidal wave' of fakes

BEIJING, China - European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (L) speaks during at an international food safety forum in Beijing on Nov. 26. Mandelson urged China to stop its manufacturers producing what he described as a ''tidal wave'' of counterfeit goods.

EU urges China to stop producing 'tidal wave' of fakes

EU urges China to stop producing 'tidal wave' of fakes

BEIJING, China - European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (L) speaks during at an international food safety forum in Beijing on Nov. 26. Mandelson urged China to stop its manufacturers producing what he described as a ''tidal wave'' of counterfeit goods.

Japan finds record 13,467 attempted counterfeit import cases in 2005

Japan finds record 13,467 attempted counterfeit import cases in 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Photographed at the Finance Ministry on April 4 is a counterfeit bag confiscated at a customs house. Japan's nine customs houses found 13,467 cases of attempted counterfeit imports in 2005, up 47.3% from the previous year and hitting a record high, the ministry said.

BOJ introduces new detector for forged banknotes

BOJ introduces new detector for forged banknotes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui poses beside a new automatic counterfeit-bill detector which the central bank began using at its head office in Tokyo on Sept. 9 to help it weed out forged bills. It is the first time for the central bank to update counterfeit-bill detectors in nine years.

Over 5,500 suspected fake coins found, man on wanted list

Over 5,500 suspected fake coins found, man on wanted list

TOKYO, Japan - Kumamoto prefectural police on Feb. 3 show a suspected counterfeit coin (below), which was discovered at an automated teller machine at the Kumamoto Central Post Office in the city of Kumamoto on Jan. 22. A man in his 40s allegedly used 14 fake coins Jan. 22. The 500-yen coin above is genuine. Over 5,500 suspected counterfeit coins have been found in Fukuoka prefecture, Tokyo as well as Kumamoto.

Over 5,500 suspected fake coins found in 3 prefectures

Over 5,500 suspected fake coins found in 3 prefectures

TOKYO, Japan - Pictured on Feb. 3 is one of fake 500-yen coins which have been found in the prefectures of Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Tokyo. A total of 5,583 counterfeit 500-yen coins have been discovered in the prefectures, the Finance Ministry said.

Vietnam to issue new anti-counterfeit bills

Vietnam to issue new anti-counterfeit bills

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's central bank is to issue new counterfeit-proof bills and coins Dec. 17, Vietnamese news media reported Nov. 28. The 500,000-dong bill (shown) will be the highest-denominated bill in the country.

N. Korean freighter raided on bogus bill suspicion

N. Korean freighter raided on bogus bill suspicion

CHIBA, Japan - Japanese police and coast guard officials raided the North Korean-registered freighter Huyng Song 8, docked in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on July 31 on suspicion that one of its crew had passed a counterfeit Japanese 10,000 yen bill.

3 Chinese held over fake beer coupons from China

3 Chinese held over fake beer coupons from China

TOKYO, Japn - Put on display for the media at the Tokyo Customs Office on May 7 are some 13,000 fake beer coupons of Kirin Brewery Co. which police and customs officials say were imported from China by three Chinese students at vocational schools in the Tokyo area. They suspect the counterfeit coupons were produced in China and some of them have already been circulated in Japan.

Consumers warned about World Cup-related knockoffs

Consumers warned about World Cup-related knockoffs

TOKYO, Japan - Arranged at the Finance Ministry on April 10 are genuine goods (L) and counterfeit goods (R) related to the upcoming World Cup soccer finals. The ministry warned consumers about a steep increase in imported counterfeit items of uniforms and other goods.

5 foreigners, 2 Japanese nabbed over fake credit cards

5 foreigners, 2 Japanese nabbed over fake credit cards

TOKYO, Japan - Three Malaysians, two Chinese and two Japanese have been arrested on suspicion of producing and using counterfeit credit cards in Tokyo and Shizuoka prefectures. An officer at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Police Station sits by an array of fake credit cards and equipment the suspects used in making the cards during a media briefing March 8.

Widespread counterfeiting of Japanese products in China

Widespread counterfeiting of Japanese products in China

BEIJING, China - Photo shows counterfeit Japanese products sent to Japan External Trade Organization's Beijing office. The office released Dec. 14 survey results which showed that a majority of Japanese companies operating in China are suffering damage from the widespread counterfeiting of Japanese products in the country.

3 arrested for allegedly forging 10,000 yen notes

3 arrested for allegedly forging 10,000 yen notes

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers confiscate boxes of evidence at one of 19 locations they raided in Tokyo on July 18 in connection with counterfeit 10,000 yen banknotes that have turned up since last summer. Police arrested three people, two Malaysians and one Peruvian.

New 500 yen coins to be circulated from Aug. 1

New 500 yen coins to be circulated from Aug. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows new 500 yen coins designed to prevent the use of counterfeit coins in vending machines. The new coins will begin to be circulated Aug. 1, according to the Finance Ministry.

Company chief nabbed on suspicion of possessing fake cigarettes

Company chief nabbed on suspicion of possessing fake cigarettes

TOKYO, Japan - The photo shows counterfeit cigarettes at Shinjuku Police Station on June 24, seized from a 58-year-old company president. Police arrested Fumio Sasai, head of real-estate company Yazaki Sangyo, on suspicion of possessing numerous packs of bogus Mild Seven Lights and Seven Stars cigarettes, brands sold by Japan Tobacco Inc.

Police arrest dealer of fake Furby toys

Police arrest dealer of fake Furby toys

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows fake Furby dolls which were seized by police in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 15. Police arrested Isamu Yamazaki, president of Yamani company, which was selling the counterfeit toys, on suspicion of violating the copyright law. The Japanese-language version of Furby, which came from the United States, went on sale in Japan in May.

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

People light candles at a memorial in front of Cup Foods after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, M.N., U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

A woman lights candles at a memorial in front of Cup Foods after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, M.N., U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

A woman lights candles at a memorial in front of Cup Foods after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, M.N., U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Family members of George Floyd speak in front of Cup Foods after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, M.N., U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Terrence Floyd speaks in front of a mural of his brother, George Floyd, next to Cup Foods after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, M.N., U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

People gather to listen as family members of George Floyd speak in front of Cup Foods after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, M.N., U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

People gather in George Floyd Square next to Cup Foods to celebrate after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, USA on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

A woman prays at the base of the Raised Fist sculpture in George Floyd Square after a jury found former Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, USA on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

People gather in front of Cup Foods to celebrate after a jury found former Police officer Dereck Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, USA on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

People gather in front of Cup Foods to celebrate after a jury found former Police officer Dereck Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, USA on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Cup Foods is where police were called after Floyd was accused of attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill and was later murdered after Chauvin knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Photo by Samuel Corum/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM