Counterfeit and Forgery

Hundreds of e-commerce sites are popping up daily to sell virus-fighting products. Many are being shut down for making exaggerated claims or selling phantom products.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/business/coronavirus-ecommerce-sites.html

An increasing number of bogus medical products being sold through unauthorised websites claiming to treat or prevent COVID-19 are being investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-medicines-and-medical-devices-regulator-investigating-14-cases-of-fake-or-unlicensed-covid-19-medical-products

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned that unlicensed and unsafe coronavirus tests could flood the market as fraudsters seek to cash-in on the pandemic.

https://www.pmlive.com/pharma_news/mhra_raises_concerns_over_fraudulent_coronavirus_tests_1333660

A man charged with making counterfeit treatment kits for Coronavirus, and sending them across the world, has appeared in court.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1332/man_charged_with_making_and_selling_fake_covid-19

A man has appeared in court charged with making fake kits which claimed to treat Covid-19.

A raid, led by the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and Greater Manchester Police, has so far uncovered an estimated £7.5 million of branded clothing, shoes and perfume suspected to be counterfeit.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1327/police_seize_over__7_5_million_of_counterfeit_goo

A raid, led by the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and Greater Manchester Police, has so far uncovered an estimated £7.5 million of branded clothing, shoes and perfume suspected to be counterfeit.

A "highly organised criminal gang" scammed charities, schools and even a church out of £750,000.

A man has been jailed after he made illegal copies of high-profile films available online before their cinema release date, including Fast & Furious 7.

A technology enthusiast who sold unreleased blockbuster films online from his bedroom in Halifax, has been jailed.