Resources
Learn more with these helpful resources.
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So how can you avoid purchasing counterfeit products and contributing to organized crime, gang activity, and other criminal activities?
If you believe that you’ve been duped into buying a counterfeit:
- Report it to the manufacturer of the legitimate product
- Contact your credit card company immediately to challenge the charge
- Report it to:
- Your local law enforcement agency
- The Better Business Bureau
- National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (if safety is a concern)
- STOPfakes.gov, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Other sources of help and information include:
- Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
- FBI, What We Investigate/Intellectual Property Theft
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Intellectual Property Rights
- Internet Crime Complaint Center
- Intellectual Property Task Force, U.S. Department of Justice
- National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
- Trademark counterfeiting and consumer fraud related to the COVID-19 outbreak
- IP Highlights: Go For Real (STOPfakes.gov)