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The scam may extend to the creation of Web sites for the bogus brand, which usually sounds similar to that of a respected loudspeaker company. They will often place an ad for the speakers in the "For sale" Classifieds of the local newspaper, at the exorbitant price, and then show the mark a copy of this ad to "verify" their worth.
The company's origins lie in the J.D. Stiefel Company which was established in 1847, in Germany, by John David Stiefel; its first products were candles but the company began making medicated soaps within several years of its founding. In the 1880s, the company began worldwide export of its products.
In a test survey by the GAO of various items purchased online of major brands, all of which stated they were certified by Underwriters Laboratories, the GAO found that 43% were nonetheless fakes. [19] [20] The approximate cost to the U.S. from counterfeit sales was estimated to be as high $600 billion as of 2016.
There’s been an uptick in sellers marking name-brand items down by up to 80 percent. These scammers are common but relatively amateur, and the red flags tend to be fairly evident to most people ...
Mass-marketing fraud (or mass market fraud) is a scheme that uses mass-communication media – including telephones, the Internet, mass mailings, television, radio, and personal contact – to contact, solicit, and obtain money, funds, or other items of value from multiple victims in one or more jurisdictions.
It sells a wide range of items, from electronics and clothing to car accessories and cosmetics. Temu has quickly established itself as a global player, with shipping available to various countries.
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Stifel analyst Christopher Growe upgraded Simply Good Foods Co (NASDAQ: SMPL) to Buy from Hold with a price target of $42, up from $38, implying an 8.5% upside. The analyst sees potential for an ...