In the past 24 hours counterfeiters have targeted clothes, perfume, DVDs and CDs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) August 18, 2004 -- Wednesday August 18, 2004 -- Calgary, Canada -- Gieschen Consultancy, a leading intelligence gathering and analysis company to the document, product and intellectual property security industry, today has announced the results of its daily survey of counterfeit goods enforcement and related activity as reported through its DOPIP Security Competitive Intelligence Report.

-4 Incidents of Counterfeiting activity (investigations, raids, seizures, arrests, charges, sentences), involving 7 individuals, at an estimated loss value of $915,000 related to CDs, clothing, credit cards, DVDs, electrical products, identity cards, immigration stamps, and packaging materials.

-Counterfeit methods reported include $1,100,000 worth of sophisticated printing and hologram machinery imported from China, implements to produce bogus cards, visa card logos, computer scanners and rubber stamps.



-11 Counterfeit brands identified (Sunsilk, Clinic Plus, Chik Shampoo and Ariel detergent, Bajaj, Philips, Surya Roshini, Paan Parag, Baba, Goa, Manikchand gutka brands).



-3 Incidents of Identity Theft activity involving 5 individuals resulting in losses of $110,000.

-Information from 13 Countries (Australia, Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, UK and USA)



-2 Industry Reports (counterfeiting, RFID).



-2 Modus Operandi (mode of operations) indicating trends of criminal activity.



-5 Examples of implementations of security technology.



-11 New security technologies.



-3 Political articles related to the industry.



-5 Legal articles.



-3 Financial reports regarding companies in the industry.

-20 General information articles on a variety of topics of interest.



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About Gieschen Consultancy

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Gieschen Consultancy is a trusted provider of in-depth information, analysis and reporting for the document, product and intellectual property security industry. Gieschen Consultancy applies more than 10 years security experience to assist clients in developing anti-counterfeiting, brand protection and enforcement solutions. Through the knowledge of security technology, criminal Modus Operandi (methods of operation), legal and political issues, statistical information and competitive intelligence, effective strategies are developed, implemented and monitored.

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