Knockoff Rip-offs are crimes against consumers that involves a person or a business altering products to receive more money in the end. These types of crimes have been on the rise for many years. People are very concerned with have products that are current and new that they will buy anything and everything just to fit it. Knockoff rip-off crimes continue to increase because consumer are unaware that they are being taken advantage of by businesses. The two common types of knockoff rip-off crimes are knockoff or fake brands and price gouging.The first example is the knockoff or fake brand scheme. This process includes businesses creating fake product brands that are similar to the real ones that have already been created. Consumers are interested in the fake product because they think that is is the real brand. …show more content…
The book states that the majority of the fake products that are her in the United States comes from China. Children as young as seven years old are being recruited to make these fake items so that their families can live a good life. An example of knock off scheme is the 2001 case regarding bootleg copies of DVDs and CDS. In this case a large amount of fake Microsoft software was found and seized. These copies were in route to stores within the Los Angeles area to be sold to consumers. The second example is price gouging. Price gouging is when a business or a person intentionally increases the price of a product in order to make a better profit. Price gouging is common in regards to economic adulteration. This refers to businesses using the cheaper form of a product because it cost less to make.This is usually seen in terms of food products.The book gives and example regarding California. There have been reports that 60 to 70 percent of olive oil bottles that are being sold as extra virgin olive oil in fact have lower
Mariah Carey is one of the top pop singers in America today. On an average, her CD’s sell for fifteen dollars. However, many find it easier to purchase a “knock-off” for a cheaper price than to purchase the real thing. For instance, an individual can purchase the exact CD at a local flea market for five dollars and save the extra ten dollars for something else. In the short story, “The Great Taco War,” Jose Antonio Burciaga informs readers that fast food industries like Taco Bell do no sell authentic Mexican tacos. He urges readers to purchase tacos from taquerias because unlike Taco Bell, their food is “real” Mexican food.
How often does one actually consider where a product originates or under what conditions it was produced? While out shopping a consumers main focus is on obtaining the item needed or wanted not selecting merchandise based on the “made in” tag. It is common knowledge that many products are imported from other countries. However, little thought is given to the substandard conditions that workers endure to eke out a living to maintain a poverty stricken existence. In Mardi Gras: Made in China director David Redmon demonstrates the effect globalization and capitalism have on the lives of the owner and workers of a bead factory in China while contrasting the revelry of partygoers in New Orleans. Underpaid, overworked staff toil and live in an inhuman environment, exploited by a boss who demands much for little compensation while profiting greatly, to support themselves and their families.
On late August of 2007, Dana Thomas writes to the general public on the horrors made possible by the buying and selling of counterfeit fashion goods to persuade the end of the consumerism funding monstrous acts. Through the incorporation of ethos, logos, and pathos in her journalism, Thomas persuades her audience with the uncoverings of the sources behind the making of the counterfeit goods.
When you go to the mall to pick up a pair of jeans or a shirt, do you think about where they came from? How they were made? Who made them? Most consumers are unaware of where their clothes are coming from. All the consumer is responsible for is buying the clothing from the store and most likely have little to no knowledge about how it was manufactured, transported, or even who made the clothing item and the amount of intensive labor that went into producing it (Timmerman, 3).
Companies realize what people need and they take it as sources to produce commodities. However, companies which have famous brands try to get people’s attention by developing their products. Because there are several options available of commodities, people might be in a dilemma to choose what product they looking for. In fact, that dilemma is not real, it is just what people want. That is what Steve McKevitt claims in his article “Everything Now”. When people go shopping there are limitless choices of one product made by different companies, all choices of this product basically do the same thing, but what makes them different is the brand’s name. Companies with brands are trying to get their consumers by presenting their commodities in ways which let people feel impressed, and that are some things they need to buy. This is what Anne Norton discussed in her article “The Signs of Shopping”. People are often deceived by some famous brands, which they will buy as useless commodities to feel they are distinctive.
Characteristics of our society reflect in the outcome of purchasing tendencies. How many of us can honestly say we make a valid effort to purchase goods made in our own country? In our face paced world where both parents are in the work force, raising children, social activities and everything else, who has time to make an effort? Most often, consumers only care about marking off the s...
Pete Wilson: Political Maverick, Californian Saint Courage comes in all forms. Some men show their valor on the battlefield. Others champion a cause they believe in. Still others are forced to make a decision that will earn them condemnation, even when they are in the right. Such was the case with Pete Wilson, the governor of California who made an enemy out of his own party over his unpopular solution to an economic crisis.
A buy bust operation is set up by an undercover cop for a specific time at a specific location that is monitored by a team of officers using hidden surveillance equipment. Once the undercover officer sells a particular drug to a buyer he then gives a secret signal to the team of undercover officers monitoring the buy so they can close in and make an arrest. The buy-walk occurs when an undercover agent buys drugs from a dealer but does not make an arrest at the time of sale. The deal aids officers in securing a warrant for the dealer that is served later to protect the identity of the undercover buyer (Levinthal,
2006). Burberry’s product line, especially the famous trademark plaid, unfortunately, is not difficult to imitate, the development of “fake Burberry” affects their revenue. In 2010, Burberry won $1.5 million in counterfeit case (Matthew 2010), but the counterfeit apparel and accessories is still the key issue for all major luxury brand (Maman 2012).
Product. Companies that follow this approach try to create a consumer product or service that is supposed to be unique or better than that of the competitor 's. Uniqueness or some upgrades in the product were believed
Do you ever wonder when you go into certain shops how a handmade t-shirt can be so cheap? Or on the other hand, products which are sold to us at extremely high prices and we assume they are expensive to produce when we do not realise child labour is behind it.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Lee, M. S., Roberts, R. R., & Kraynak, J. (2008). Cross-cultural selling for dummies. Hoboken: For Dummies.
Reviewing the existing literature on this topic, this essay attempts to look at the scale of counterfeiting, the reasons for its growth and the consumer’s attitudes towards counterfeited products. It also provides information about how the counterfeit market poses challenges for customer-brand relations and the strategies that brands can implement to overcome these challenges.
Black markets are the underground markets that operate outside “the legal system in which either illegal goods are sold or legal goods are sold at illegal prices or terms.” Black markets are characterized by high prices, violence, and defective products. The high prices in black markets, especially in comparison to legal markets, comes from the risk that the supplier is undertaking. Suppliers are taking the risk of “arrest, possibility of a fine or prison sentence, and so on.” The violence that many times characterizes black markets stems from the fact that there are “no legal channels for the peaceful settlement of disputes” and the party that does not follow through with the agreement must be made to follow the agreement, many times through the use of threats or force.
Another way of committing fraud is the sending of fake emails through Craigslist to make the victim think that he/she is getting a great deal. This type of fraud has to do with shipping. Criminals send fake emails out from a company such as PayPal, saying that the money is being held until the victim replies to the email with a tracking number. When the v...