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Enright says counterfeit devices are a bigger problem outside of the U.S., and that the scheme is typically to make a quick buck off the initial sale, not to hack the buyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

It was only when Jodanna searched online that she found out that counterfeit squishy toys can contain chemicals such as phthalates and benzenes.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

UKEclipse, an initiative set up by UK astronomers, also warns that major eclipses often attract "counterfeit and substandard eclipse glasses" and advises going through specialist retailers and organisations instead.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

A counterfeit works only until someone examines it, and Judge Williams already has.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Imponderables are ponderable, but answerable, no. Ask a philosopher, but be cautious. If you hear, ‘Eureka!,’ if you think, ‘His answer has captured my question!,’ then here is proof he is a counterfeit.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Risks of buying secondhand devices include outdated software, nongenuine replacement parts, activation locks, counterfeits and malware.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Shortly after, DTN said it believed the inflaters were counterfeits manufactured by another company, and that “the related accidents were not necessarily caused by a defect in the inflater.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

While genuine and safe bargains are available, experts have warned about counterfeits endangering children and the health of others.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Chap Achen, senior director analyst at research firm Gartner, said fraudsters are taking advantage of those policies to scam the system, including by sending back empty boxes, incorrect merchandise or counterfeits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

It welcomes the gentle missionary of humor, and for lack of him it often accepts those dreary counterfeits who commit assault and battery upon our mother-tongue.

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by William Chauncey Bartlett

Nine Italian nationals have been arrested and charged with trading in counterfeited goods.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

But Leas sees these documents as mostly marketing, and these reports can be counterfeited.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2024

“Love” stamp was counterfeited in a size larger than the authentic postage stamp.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

They were thus relatively scarce and could not be counterfeited.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes for many a joke had he.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

“It looks like the company’s seemingly blatant attempts at counterfeiting patented weight-loss drugs via compounding finally went too far,” said On the Street Substack author Herb Greenberg.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026

The tech also assigns a counterfeiting risk score based on the company’s years of collecting information on real and fake items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Both men were charged with "counterfeiting medicines or medical products", and the 26-year-old also faces money-laundering charges.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

When you see the counterfeiting in “To Live and Die L.A.,” people were fascinated by that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

The figures around me weren't people, but shop dummies, painted to resemble people and propped up in attitudes counterfeiting life.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath