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bullet The purchase of fake goods provides funding for criminal enterprises and terrorists who evade taxes, undermine legitimate businesses and seek to destroy your communities.
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Your health, safety and life are at risk.  Counterfeiters deal in everything from fake car and airplane parts to bogus pharmaceuticals for treatable diseases!

bullet  People who deal in fakes do not pay taxes on their income and your legitimate earnings make up the difference.
bullet  The creators of authentic products who are unable to compete with criminals dealing cheap fakes lose out on the profits.
bullet  Counterfeiting and piracy leads to job loss in legitimate enterprises.
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Business and tax base losses take away from funding for future research and development. 

bullet  Producing counterfeited and pirated goods is illegal in most countries!!  
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