Counterfeit Products
Description
Counterfeit products are an especially hot topic in crime - and in the world of sports memorabilia, they can make criminals rich. This episode of Scammed visits the world's largest sports memorabilia conference to hear leading experts speak about the breadth of this crime. We also consult with FBI Special Agent Fitzsimmons about Operation Bullpen - a high-profile bust conducted by his unit that resulted in the arrest of a forgery and authentication operation. Finally, we learn about a couple who were given a counterfeit product as a prize - a dangerous forgery that cost them the lives of their children.
Runtime
21 min
Series
Subjects
- Fraud (34)
- Deviant behavior (131)
- Product counterfeiting (10)
- Swindlers and swindling (37)
- Social control (144)
- Crime (296)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2011
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=52094
Similar Films
Fortune gold. Twists and turns. Episode 5
Florida Authorities. Insurance Fraud, a Booming Crime Ring
Health innovations. Counterfeit drugs in Cambodia
Here's why Enron's Skilling's sentence was cut
Racketeers vs housewives
My kid could paint that
Fortune blue. When will it be over? Episode 6
Military Targeted for Identity Theft
Fraud
Fortune gold. When will it be over? Episode 6
Identity Theft
Counterfeit Culture
Funeral/Cemetery Fraud
60 minutes. The world's greatest fakes
Automotive Schemes. RV Trade-In Scams and Air Bag Fraud