Olympic Fool’s Gold: Don’t Fall for Counterfeit London 2012 Souvenirs
Filed under: Crime, International
With counterfeit goods accounting for a nearly 1.3 billion pound industry in the United Kingdom, officials are warning tourists traveling to the Olympics to be cautious in their purchases of Olympic-themed merchandise and other brand-name items.
The U.K. Border Force and police in London have already seized thousands of pounds of counterfeit Olympic items at ports and airports, ranging from lighters to T-shirts to totes.
A “Good Deal” Gone Bad
If you’ve ever bought a counterfeit…
Olympic Fool’s Gold: Don’t Fall for Counterfeit London 2012 Souvenirs originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-07-28T05:00:00Z.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/07/28/london-olympics-2012-counterfeit-souvenirs/