http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/CounterfeitingFind stories, videos, and photos about Counterfeiting from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Counterfeiting14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Counterfeiting from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/30/ron.paul.fed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/30/ron.paul.fed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA growing number of Americans are becoming aware of the Federal Reserve System, what it is, how it has precipitated our financial crisis, and how it continues to pursue policies that delay economic recovery and weaken the dollar.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/22/scotus.fake.currency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/22/scotus.fake.currency/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court sidestepped the issue of counterfeit conspiracy Monday in a case that asks how realistic fake money can be before it warrants criminal charges.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/technology/fake_drugs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/technology/fake_drugs.fortune/index.htmAs consumers everywhere look to scale back their discretionary spending, many people are cutting corners in what could turn out to be the worst possible place - their drugs - and falling prey to a dangerous new breed of pharmaceutical counterfeiters. Thanks to a spiraling economy and the loss of health insurance that typically accompanies job loss (not to mention huge profits for perpetrators) the global market for knock-off drugs is expected to reach a staggering $75 billion next year, according to a recent report by The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the global pharmaceutical supply is counterfeit, and the number is accelerating, especially in developing nations.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/28/italy.fake.euros.scam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/28/italy.fake.euros.scam/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian police say they've made 96 arrests after busting a European counterfeiting and money laundering ring.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/13/counterfeit.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/13/counterfeit.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextA slim, easy-to-use device that checks the authenticity of medicines would be available in every pharmacy if Facundo Fernandez had his way.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/nigeria.poison.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/nigeria.poison.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextNneka and Chimezie Ononaku unwittingly poisoned their own four-month-old son Chinonso.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:12:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1831557,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1831557,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTiffany & Co. challenged Monday a federal ruling that largely absolved eBay Inc. of policing its auction site for counterfeit items, saying the judge was wrong to leave the primary burden to the jewelry makerMon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/03/counterfeiting.luxury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/03/counterfeiting.luxury/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf a vintage Ferrari for $30,000 sounds too good to be true, that's probably because it is. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/25/counterfeiters.lead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/25/counterfeiters.lead/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith recent offerings ranging from "Downfall" to the "The Pianist," it is hard to imagine a tale about the Holocaust that has not been told before.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/02/22/foreignnoms.screening/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/02/22/foreignnoms.screening/index.html#cnnSTCTextEach year, any country in the non-English speaking world that wants to be in with a chance of winning must choose just one film to represent the entire output of their country's filmmaking industry. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:29:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1715518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1715518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhat is the best form of resistance when the world around you is corrupts? The Oscar-nominated film The Counterfeiters argues that survival trumps all.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsYuan Hongwei is accused of not just pirating a U.S. glue manufacturer's products but copying the whole company. He has jumped bail and become an unlikely Chinese folk heroWed, 16 Jan 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/06/counterfeit.goods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/06/counterfeit.goods/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen members of an international smuggling ring have been arrested and charged with paying more than $500,000 in bribes to smuggle millions of dollars in fake designer goods from China to the United States, according to the U.S. Justice Department.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/philipmorris.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/philipmorris.ap/index.htmPhilip Morris USA filed suit against 105 New Jersey and New York retailers Wednesday, alleging they sold counterfeit versions of Marlboro brand cigarettes.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/news/economy/abe_bill.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/news/economy/abe_bill.ap/index.htmHonest Abe will become Colorful Abe with splashes of purple and gray livening up the $5 bill.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/news/companies/china_drug/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/news/companies/china_drug/index.htmU.S. drugmakers are investing heavily in China, but experts say the People's Republic needs to cast off its image as a maker of toxic recalls before it can rival New Jersey - home of half of the world's top 10 pharmaceutical companies - as a big hub for Big Pharma.Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/olympics.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/olympics.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt a stall in a crowded street market in Mong Kok, one of Hong Kong's many busy shopping districts, a vendor with a quick whip of his hands produces from behind a plywood wall a set of Beijing Olympics key rings. They are perfect rubber replicas of the five Olympics mascots: the Fuwas.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/27/news/companies/ebay.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/27/news/companies/ebay.reut/index.htmeBay Inc. disclosed on Friday that Germany's top court ruled several months ago that the world's largest online auctioneer must do more to halt the sale of counterfeit goods on its site.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1647023,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1647023,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChinese police have busted up two criminal organizations and seized pirated software worth half a billion dollars, the culmination of two years of work with the FBIWed, 25 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/28/news/international/toothpaste_china/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/28/news/international/toothpaste_china/index.htmTainted toothpaste that entered the United States from China last month was distributed more widely than the discount stores that carried them, a newspaper reported Thursday.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/13/rfid.jewelry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/13/rfid.jewelry/index.htmlThe diamond ring of the future will radiate its unique beauty -- quite literally -- thanks to a minuscule radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip embedded in it.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1631885,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1631885,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. and South Korean envoys in the North Korea nuclear disarmament talks met amid reports that Russia had proposed a solution to an impasse over Pyongyang's access to a frozen $25 millionTue, 12 Jun 2007 17:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/10/news/international/china_piracy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/10/news/international/china_piracy/index.htmThe United States filed two trade complaints against China on Tuesday at the World Trade Organization over piracy of American books, music, video and movies and limited market access for American products in China.Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/09/news/economy/china_piracy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/09/news/economy/china_piracy/index.htmThe United States said Monday it will file two trade complaints against China at the World Trade Organization over piracy of American books, music, video and movies and limited market access for American products in China.Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/business2/smarttech.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/business2/smarttech.biz2/index.htmThis is already shaping up to be a banner year for one Internet industry. Unfortunately, it's the fraud business.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/06/news/companies/counterfeit_wine/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/06/news/companies/counterfeit_wine/index.htmFederal prosecutors looking into allegations of counterfeit wine sales have sent subpoenas to rare-wine collectors and to some of the world's leading auction houses, including Christie's in London and Zachys in New York, according to a published report.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401026/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401026/index.htmThis is already shaping up to be a banner year for one Internet industry. Unfortunately, it's the fraud business. Though official numbers are scarce, online protection company MarkMonitor says a re... Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/news/economy/counterfeit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/27/news/economy/counterfeit/index.htmThe amount of counterfeiting is on the rise, according to a published report, helped by the use of digital scanners and printers.Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/news/companies/ford_counterfeit_parts/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/news/companies/ford_counterfeit_parts/index.htmCounterfeit auto parts are costing Ford Motor Co. $1 billion a year, according to a published report.Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/18/shumpert.terrorism/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/18/shumpert.terrorism/index.htmlWhere in the world is Ruben Shumpert?Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmImagine this: a worldwide network of radio-tagged pharmaceuticals, weeding out the multi-billion dollar counterfeit drug market with a universal security system.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/news/companies/counterfeitdrugs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/news/companies/counterfeitdrugs/index.htmThe U.S. Customs department is relaxing its enforcement on the importation from Canada of pharmaceutical drugs for personal use, much to the ire of the industry's trade organization.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/02/border.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/02/border.security/index.htmlThey carried fake IDs and used phony names. But the ne'er-do-wells -- actually plain-clothed government investigators -- were able to get into the United States anyway.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/23/birdflu.remedies/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/23/birdflu.remedies/index.htmlType "avian flu" or "bird flu" into an Internet browser, and you will find Web sites selling "generic Tamiflu," herbal cures, and many other ways to fight the illness.Tue, 23 May 2006 21:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/nkorea.macau/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/nkorea.macau/index.htmlThe Chinese enclave of Macau is known for its gambling, sex trade and Chinese gangsters, with intrigue and shady deals long part of its landscape.Thu, 18 May 2006 23:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375455/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375455/index.htm(FORTUNE Magazine) - Gee, counterfeit products are getting so realistic!Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/nkorea.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/nkorea.us/index.htmlU.S. officials have sought to reassure North Korea that a financial crackdown on firms suspected of aiding Pyongyang through alleged counterfeiting is not linked to talks over North Korea's nuclear program.Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/02/news/funny/new_ten/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/02/news/funny/new_ten/index.htmThe new $10 bill starts to circulate Thursday, as the third more colorful bill designed to thwart counterfeiters is rolled out.Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmBig Brother is watching your Viagra. And your OxyContin. And, within five years, maybe the rest of your medicine cabinet, too.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/19/technology/personaltech/printer_ink/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/19/technology/personaltech/printer_ink/index.htmIf you want to go into hiding, get rid of your color printer.Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/28/news/economy/new_ten/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/28/news/economy/new_ten/index.htmA redesigned $10 bill with new background colors meant to thwart counterfeiters was unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony on Ellis Island in New York Harbor.Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/02/technology/atm_fraud/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/02/technology/atm_fraud/index.htmOnline identity thieves are costing banks as much as a million dollars a month by exploiting lax security at automated teller machines, according to a published report.Tue, 02 Aug 2005 11:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/09/technology/personaltech/piracy_china/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/09/technology/personaltech/piracy_china/index.htmLocked in an epic battle over home video piracy in China, Warner Bros. Entertainment apparently is trying a new tactic and one that the movie studio would be highly unlikely to try at home.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/06/03/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/06/03/showbuzz/index.htmlGet out! Former "Seinfeld" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus will play the title role in a new CBS sitcom "Old Christine," which is on the network's midseason roster.Fri, 03 Jun 2005 20:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/news/fortune500/cvs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/news/fortune500/cvs/index.htmIn an effort to avoid counterfeit drugs, CVS Corp. said it will no longer buy pharmaceuticals from wholesalers that trade in the secondary drug market.Wed, 25 May 2005 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/eyeonchina.fakes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/eyeonchina.fakes/index.htmlU.S. athletic shoemaker New Balance is worried about China.Thu, 19 May 2005 04:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260140/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260140/index.htmIN THE HARSHLY LIT BACKROOM OF A storefront in New York City's Chinatown, there hangs what appears to be millions of dollars' worth of merchandise. Hundreds of bags bearing the Louis Vuitton logo a...Mon, 16 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/fake.badges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/fake.badges/index.htmlFederal agents arrested a man on Monday, charging him with possessing and selling more than 1,300 counterfeit badges representing 35 law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency said.Tue, 10 May 2005 18:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/12/01/8214510/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/12/01/8214510/index.htmAPPLIED DNA Founded by Larry Lee Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/28/pf/debt/new_50/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/28/pf/debt/new_50/index.htmMore redesigned American money went into circulation Tuesday, when government officials became the first to spend a new $50 bill during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/24/pf/debt/new_50/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/24/pf/debt/new_50/index.htmMore redesigned American money goes into circulation Tuesday, when government officials become the first to spend a new $50 bill during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/11/chalabi/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/11/chalabi/index.htmlControversial politician Ahmed Chalabi returned to Iraq on Wednesday to face an arrest warrant accusing him of counterfeiting.Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/09/chalabis0900/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/09/chalabis0900/index.htmlFormer Iraqi exile leader Ahmed Chalabi and his nephew, the head of the war crimes tribunal, say they will return to Iraq to face what they have called "ridiculous" criminal charges.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 13:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/30/news/economy/new_fifty/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/30/news/economy/new_fifty/index.htmThe new multi-colored $50 bill will be released Sept. 28, the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday.Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/26/pf/new_50_unveiled/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/26/pf/new_50_unveiled/index.htmThe Bureau of Engraving and Printing Monday unveiled a redesigned version of the $50 bill, the latest in a series of currency redesigns intended to thwart counterfeiters.Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/19/pf/new_50/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/19/pf/new_50/index.htmIf you've been waiting to see the redesigned $50 bill, relax. The wait is almost over.Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352317/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352317/index.htmFor many New Yorkers, the subway is a necessary evil, an often frustrating part of the city dweller's quest to get from here to there. For Lynne Lambert, it was an idea hiding in plain sight. "I ro...Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/12/01/333256/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/12/01/333256/index.htmThere wasn't much about Mark Madrane that would have tipped anyone off to what he was really up to. He was a devout Muslim but almost never talked about his religion, acquaintances say. He worked t...Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290603/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290603/index.htmThe three-story building in Pinghu had been raided a month earlier for making fake Rolexes. So when a team of Chinese government agents knocked on the door of the Wei Da watch factory in Guangdong ...Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254412/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254412/index.htmThe dispatches from John Quirk arrived by telephone at breakneck speed: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/09/01/247718/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/09/01/247718/index.htmThe $20 bill the Treasury Department will unveil this fall to combat counterfeiting still features Andrew Jackson's portrait. Good thing. Judging by the new $20's outdated approach to security, Old...Tue, 01 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/12/23/219827/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/12/23/219827/index.htmWhen mega-author Michael Crichton writes, many trees fall. Alfred A. Knopf, the publisher of his latest novel, Airframe, has ordered up a massive two-million print run for starters. There's a $10 m...Mon, 23 Dec 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/27/212872/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/27/212872/index.htmNothing in the photo above is what it appears to be--including senior writer David Stipp, who's modeling a collection of counterfeit goods: Calvin Klein ball cap, Nike and Rolex watches, Ray Bans, ...Mon, 27 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/13/212869/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/13/212869/index.htmOne day last September, private investigator Douglas Erb sought enlightenment, as he often does, sitting in the back of a parked truck in central Los Angeles. Hidden behind a black glass window, he...Mon, 13 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/13/212891/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/13/212891/index.htmIt's hard to resist the temptation to buy when you see the fancy fakes sidewalk vendors display. But pick the wrong thing, and you will look like a phony--or a fool--to those who know the genuine a...Mon, 13 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/04/210043/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/04/210043/index.htmThe Chinese military is making threatening gestures in the direction of Taiwan. U.S.-China tensions are mounting over human rights. Can America afford to slap a billion dollars of punitive tariffs ...Mon, 04 Mar 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207664/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207664/index.htmIN THE FIRST MAJOR PAPER CURRENCY REdesign since 1929, the Treasury Department created the new C-note pictured below, which could begin circulating as early as next month, to thwart counterfeiters....Mon, 01 Jan 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/10/01/206606/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/10/01/206606/index.htmTALK ABOUT A GROWTH INDUSTRY: CHECK fraud has more than doubled since 1991. This year alone, some 1.3 million stolen and counterfeit checks will cost banks and their customers nearly $815 million. ...Sun, 01 Oct 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/24/204789/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/24/204789/index.htmStopping counterfeiters is a relentless battle for brand manufacturers, whose detection systems are foiled by ever clever copiers. The International Anticounterfeiting Coalition Inc. in Washington,...Mon, 24 Jul 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/03/06/201766/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/03/06/201766/index.htmChina's flagrant piracy of American pop music, movies, and computer software is more than the biggest rip-off in global commerce. It's also the latest evidence of the growing and increasingly visib...Mon, 06 Mar 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/08/01/88211/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/08/01/88211/index.htmHigh-tech thieves are getting better at defrauding users of ATMs -- meaning you need to be more vigilant than ever about guarding the privacy of your transactions. In the latest case, the Secret Se...Sun, 01 Aug 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/17/77879/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/17/77879/index.htmOnce renowned as the masters of imitation, Japanese manufacturers of consumer electronics are learning how it feels to fight a war against copycats. A 1992 survey by the Ministry of International T...Mon, 17 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/09/75447/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/09/75447/index.htmEach year just $14 million in counterfeit U.S. bills gets into circulation -- a tiny fraction of the $268 billion circulating worldwide. But digital photocopiers could make funny money a lot easier...Mon, 09 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74919/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74919/index.htmTWO YEARS AGO in Milan, a squad of court officers and lawyers burst into the gloomy headquarters of Montedison, Italy's chemical giant. Sweeping through the building, they ordered employees at comp...Mon, 22 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/25/70461/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/25/70461/index.htmFORTUNES HAVE been made and lost over the ownership of ideas. The concept of intellectual property takes on special urgency in high-technology businesses because invention is the industry's stock i...Mon, 25 Apr 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/03/01/84341/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/03/01/84341/index.htmIf you get sweaty palms every time you stand in a Customs line returning from abroad, you are not the only law-abiding citizen who dreads having to defend his innocence or expose his dirty socks to...Tue, 01 Mar 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70269/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70269/index.htmContemplating a career as a counterfeiter? Put your ascot back in the drawer. A laser technology developed by the Light Signatures subsidiary of Telecredit has exposed fakes of everything from Levi...Mon, 29 Feb 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/13/68877/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/13/68877/index.htmONE AFTERNOON last October, New York City commuters heard a terrifying traffic report over their car radios. From an Enstrom F-28 helicopter circling over the banks of the Hudson River, WNBC report...Mon, 13 Apr 1987 04:01:00 EDT