Britain's Black Friday Sales Fight Online Fraud

Delortae Agency 5 step guide. As Britain's Black Friday Sales set to boost online shopping which online scammers will be taking advantage of to defraud consumers out of their hard-earned cash and what steps we can take to protect ourselves and our accounts from fraudulent activity.

£10 million pounds was spent last year, 2015 with £12,000 online scam victims so what can we do?

1. E-mails. One of the most successful ways online scammers are using is our e-mail accounts. E-mail hacking of our email and banking accounts are being systematically attacked by fraudsters. Look at the address of the e-mail sender. It may look as if it's coming from a legitimate company but a close look at the sender will alert you to the sender and DO NOT click on any links or download any zipped files that proport to be an invoice, delivery or dispatch notices. These will contain viruses and malware that will be installed on your device and wait silently to register your 'key strokes'.
2. Passwords. Are a favoured way to get access to your money. It is fast and allows the thieves to spend large amounts of your money in a short space of time. Remember your bank will never email or text you to confirm your banking and login information. If you do receive this type of correspondence, report it to your financial institution immediately.
3. Fake Websites. There will be a flurry of activity on the set up of fake websites selling high ticket items. You will be encouraged to purchase these 'bargains' and on checkout be encouraged to enter your payment details along with your address for delivery. With this information, they will have the information they need to make purchases which are what they want. Purchase from legitimate websites and only make purchases from sites you know and trust and display SSL encryption on the payment page, the often green padlock or other verification in the URL Adress bar proves this site has been verified for payment. If it does not display 'https' before the address, avoid!
4. Transaction Page. Look for the verification and safe seal certificates displayed and if possible pay with a third party account, such as PayPal that will offer some protection about items that are not as described or don't arrive at all. They want your payment information and your money!
5. Pickpockets. If you going to brave the high street in search of that bargain, keep your wits about you. They will be looking for somebody vulnerable, momentarily distracted to relieve you of your cash or your goods.

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Remember; if something looks too good to be true, it usually is. Share with us your experiences of possible fraudulent activity and we will ensure it is followed up with the relevant authorities and happy shopping.

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Alexander McQueen sued over royal wedding dress

Kate Middleton in the gown

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN has denied claims that the royal wedding dress was copied from another designer, branding the allegations "ridiculous". Reports Glamour UK.

"We are utterly baffled by this legal claim," says an official statement from McQueen. "Christine Kendall first approached us at Alexander McQueen almost four years ago, when we were clear with her that any suggestion Sarah Burton's design of the royal wedding dress was copied from her designs was nonsense."

"Sarah Burton never saw any of Ms Kendall's designs or sketches and did not know of Ms Kendall before Ms Kendall got in touch with us - some 13 months after the wedding. We do not know why Ms Kendall has raised this again, but there are no ifs, buts or maybes here: this claim is ridiculous."

Hertfordshire-based Christine Kendall is suing the fashion house for breach of copyright, after she submitted her sketches of wedding dress ideas to the Duchess of Cambridge.
Kendall alleges that she sent her sketches to the royal five months before the wedding and in return received a letter of thanks from the office of Prince William and Prince Harry in 2011.
"Miss Catherine Middleton has asked me to write and thank you so much for your letter of 18th November enclosing bridal gown designs," an official wrote.

"Miss Middleton was most interested to see your work and very much appreciated you taking the trouble to write. Should she wish to see more of your designs I will of course be in touch."
However a spokesperson for the Palace argued that they'd never seen the designs.
Kendall's solicitor, Humna Nadim of Manchester firm Kuits, says: "Proceedings have been issued because our client is certain that her company's design was unfairly taken and copied."

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Burberry Sues JCPenney Over Check Pattern

Pic: JCPenney

JCPenney under the cosh again as Tuesday when luxury apparel maker Burberry filed suit against the retailer for trademark infringement reported BrandChannel. Burberry claims JCPenney is selling outerwear that features the “famous Burberry check” pattern that mimics its signature look too closely.

The particular objects that drew Burberry’s ire are scarves sold with matching coats. In addition, Burberry is upset that JCPenney continued selling the pieces for months after the former informed the latter of the issue, Reuters reports

“Even though defendants’ infringing products are of inferior quality, they appear superficially similar to genuine Burberry products,” Burberry said, according to the wire service. “Defendants’ actions are intended to deceive and mislead consumers into believing that defendants’ or their products are authorized, sponsored by or connected to Burberry.”

Burberry took another swing at JCPenney in the filing by calling its clothing “substandard,” the New York Post reports. 

What’s not mentioned in Burberry’s suit: the period in which the iconic British brand ditched its familiar check after it became associated with working-class Brits who caused such trouble that some bars wouldn’t allow anyone sporting Burberry plaid in the door, Marketplace observed.

But that was then. Now, Burberry would like JCPenney to shell out for the alleged infringement. The apparel maker is asking for triple damages, any profit, or up to $2 million for each trademark that has been infringed.

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Taobao Teams Up With Apple, Gucci To Remove Counterfeit Products

First reported March 20 2011

China’s leading retail website – Taobao has joined hands with some of the world’s best known brands on a sting operation to remove the sales of counterfeit products from the e-commerce website.  A total of 89 brands including Apple, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Estee Lauder, Samsung, Panasonic and Swarovski are participating in the “Special Covert Anti-Counterfeit Operation” announced by Taobao on March 14.

With more than 10 million daily new product listings on Taobao, the sheer number made it very difficult to track counterfeit products. The introduction of a sting operation was inevitable to eradicate fake goods.

The method is simple and effective. Everyday a list of suspected products will be purchased by Taobao itself. These goods will be screened for authenticity and merchants with counterfeit products will punished according to Taobao’s guidelines. Taobao has already purchased 608 items and 586 sellers were found guilty. Taobao disciplines merchants by assessing points against them for violations of its trading policies. The seller will be shut off from Taobao when he or she reaches 48 points within a calendar year.

“This collaboration with brand owners is a further step by Taobao to fortify and escalate its commitment to eliminate counterfeit products from the site, which will advance Taobao’s goal of being a retail destination where consumers can shop with confidence,” said Justine Chao, a Taobao spokeswoman.

In addition to the sting operation, Taobao has implemented a series of safeguards designed to keep counterfeit products off the site, as reported on Alibaba Group’s news site. The safeguards include:

Automated filtering: Product listings that do not match manufacturer SKUs (indicating they are authentic) or are priced abnormally are removed by an automated filtering system. Taobao maintains databases of SKUs and standard product prices.

Manual filtering: A dedicated team monitors the site around the clock and can remove problematic goods from circulation at any time.

Reporting by users: Every product-listing page contains a button so shoppers can easily report suspicious items.

Coordination with brand owners: Taobao received complaints from more than 6,000 brand owners in 2010 and as a result removed approximately 14 million product listings. Taobao is currently in discussion with 214 brand owners on further cooperation.

Taobao officials said that all these programs result in an average of 20,000 product listings being removed from the site each day.  I particularly like how Taobao has leveraged users as gatekeepers. In its efforts to make the site increasingly authentic, Taobao is seriously doing a great job.

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