Tory MP says Amazon ‘facilitating sale of counterfeit postage stamps from China’
1 year, 7 months ago

Tory MP says Amazon ‘facilitating sale of counterfeit postage stamps from China’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Tory MP has accused online giant Amazon of “facilitating” the sale of “counterfeit postage stamps” from China. Craig Mackinlay told the Commons the stamps are “virtually perfect, except for the barcode” and that he believes the sale of such products could be in “contravention of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981”. “Amazon have been facilitating the sale of counterfeit postage stamps from China, virtually perfect except for the barcode. Commenting on Mr Mackinlay’s comments, an Amazon spokesperson said: “Amazon strictly prohibits counterfeit products in our stores, and we have proactive systems and teams, dedicated to protecting our store from counterfeit and other forms of abuse.

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First class decision! Royal Mail ditches £5 fines 'fake' stamp letters
8 months, 1 week ago

First class decision! Royal Mail ditches £5 fines 'fake' stamp letters

Daily Mail  

Royal Mail has scrapped ­controversial fines on letters sent using 'fake' stamps. Royal Mail will cease charging recipients £5 to collect post sent with stamps that it has deemed counterfeit until at least July while it develops a smartphone app to highlight fakes Royal Mail has been heavily criticised in recent months after its move to use only barcoded stamps …

Royal Mail's £5 fake stamp fines are a cynical way to make us pay for its failures
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Royal Mail's £5 fake stamp fines are a cynical way to make us pay for its failures

Daily Mail  

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Do you know how to spot a fake stamp? As Royal Mail is accused 'passing the buck' to the Border Force after a flood of cheap Chinese copies into Britain, here's how you can tell you have the real deal
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Do you know how to spot a fake stamp? As Royal Mail is accused 'passing the buck' to the Border Force after a flood of cheap Chinese copies into Britain, here's how you can tell you have the real deal

Daily Mail  

Border Force has promised a crackdown on fake stamps after Royal Mail accused it of failing to stop counterfeit versions entering Britain from China. The Home Office said that Border Force will take ‘concerted action’ to stop counterfeit stamps from crossing international borders, after a senior Royal Mail executive suggested that more should be done to stop the stamps coming …

Royal Mail accuses Border Force of failing to stop fake stamps from China over claims they are entering the UK on an 'industrial scale' and have left British victims with £5 penalties
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Royal Mail accuses Border Force of failing to stop fake stamps from China over claims they are entering the UK on an 'industrial scale' and have left British victims with £5 penalties

Daily Mail  

Royal Mail has accused Border Force of failing to stop thousands of fake stamps that are flooding into Britain from China - leaving victims paying £5 penalties to collect their post. David Gold, director of external affairs and policy at Royal Mail, insisted yesterday that it was Border Force's responsibility to stop counterfeits entering the country. Pictured is President Xi …

The Royal Mail is using China as an excuse for fake stamps, say Mail readers following claims counterfeits are entering the UK on an 'industrial scale'
8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Royal Mail is using China as an excuse for fake stamps, say Mail readers following claims counterfeits are entering the UK on an 'industrial scale'

Daily Mail  

Dozens of Daily Mail readers who purchased stamps through the Post Office have vented their anger after they were accused of buying knock-off versions online. Thousands of fake stamps are flooding Britain from China, with Royal Mail urged to investigate what has been termed 'economic warfare' But Alicia Kearns, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, said 'it is incumbent upon …

China accused of flooding Britain with fake Royal Mail stamps
8 months, 4 weeks ago

China accused of flooding Britain with fake Royal Mail stamps

The Independent  

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China is flooding Britain with fake stamps as rogue firms land thousands of innocent British victims with £5 penalties
8 months, 4 weeks ago

China is flooding Britain with fake stamps as rogue firms land thousands of innocent British victims with £5 penalties

Daily Mail  

Claims that four Chinese companies are printing one million fake stamps a week Thousands of fake stamps are entering Britain from China, leaving victims paying £5 penalties to collect their post. Royal Mail was on Wednesday night urged to investigate what security experts called 'economic warfare', with forgeries from the Far East said to be behind the rise in complaints …

How Amazon sellers are gaming the system by sending items no one ordered
3 years, 2 months ago

How Amazon sellers are gaming the system by sending items no one ordered

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The practice appears to have taken root because unscrupulous third-party sellers, often based in …

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