by stefanie | Apr 14, 2021 | Around the Industry
The International Anti Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) warns of a new trademark registration scam which is aimed at fooling consumers into buying fake products. It is no secret that counterfeiters are constantly seeking new ways to fool consumers and to exploit the...
by stefanie | Feb 27, 2020 | Around the Industry
The FTC confirmed on 20 February it is sending more than $34 million (€31 million) in refunds to Office Depot customers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending refund checks totalling more than $34 million (€31 million) to consumers in the US who...
by stefanie | Oct 4, 2019 | Around the Industry
Using government workers details, which he also obtained illegally, the hacker ordered office supplies (mainly toner cartridges) to be delivered to his associate’s address, for resell on the black market in Nigeria. Jeff Goldman, NJ Advance Media reported for...
by stefanie | Jul 29, 2019 | Around the Industry
Following the initial launch of the legal case in August 2017, four men were sentenced last week after the scope of the fraud case was lowered to $9.5 million (€8.53 million) instead of the initially thought $24 million (€21.57 million). In April this year five...
by stefanie | May 1, 2019 | Around the Industry
Australian businesses reported more than 5800 scams with losses exceeding AUS$7.2 million ($5.08 million/ €4.52 million) in 2018, a 53 percent increase compared to 2017, according to the ACCC’s Targeting scams report. ACCC explains that much of this increase is due to...
