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Looking for Bargains? Beware of Online Counterfeits

January 30, 2015 by admin News 0 comments

Looking for a bargain online? Beware: many products that appear to be authentic may be counterfeit.
Upland resident Lori Noyes recently found out the hard way when she got an email promising deals on handbags. The email appeared to have been generated by popular designer Michael Kors.
“It said it was a special invitation, only a few hours, so I clicked on it, took a look around, it looked like his site,” Noyes told NBC4’s I-Team.
 

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Online-Counterfeit-Warning-290356291.html

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