Signed, sealed, arrested.
Authorities said that “eternal” “eternal” stamps shipped from China and shipped from China were recently seized at a postal facility in Chicago.
An anti-terrorism smuggling agent posted to the Chicago International Postal Branch last weekend intercepted eight shipments containing 161,860 fraudulent stamps that violated trademark laws. According to US customs and border security.
If true, the stamp is worth over $118,000.
Federal agencies routinely inspect packages for international flight arrivals and departures, postage charges are taken after agents find low quality, low invoice value, routing and “extraordinary” efforts. He said that.
“Forgerers are only interested in making profits. They are not interested in the impact of fake postage on their ability to send important mail and the overall impact on the US economy. ” said LaFonda D. Suttonburg, director of Field Operations Chicago, in a statement.
“Our executives and experts are some of the most highly trained in the country, and their level of expertise is clear in these seizures. CBP executives are the ones who are very realistic about these. We were able to identify counterfeit products and stop them from reaching our destination.”
With counterfeiting becoming more advanced – because most consumers can't detect the difference – authorities say there's an increase in fake stamps around a massive amount of card holidays, like Valentine's Day .
Real postage stamps are produced by the US Sculpture Bureau in the United States.
