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Archive Home > 2010 > August > 08 > Counterfeiters aim lower to appeal in this economy

Counterfeiters aim lower to appeal in this economy

By Stephanie Clifford / The Bulletin
August 8, 2010

In this economy, even counterfeiters are trading down.

After years of knocking off luxury products like $2,800 Louis Vuitton handbags, criminals are discovering there is money to be made in faking the more ordinary — like $295 Kooba bags and $140 Ugg boots. In California, the authorities....

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