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And another one bites the dust!

Hermes was pleased to announce last week that with the help of French national police, they successfully broke up a crime ring responsible for creating and selling counterfeit Birkin bags.

The fashion house said in a statement:

“This operation concludes a one-year investigation following an Hermes complaint based on clues and abnormal behavior identified through the house’s internal monitoring systems. Hermes is very satisfied with the efficient and diligent collaboration established with the national gendarmerie in this case and reiterates its relentless commitment to fighting counterfeiting. This action puts an end to the fraudulent project in progress.”

They suspect that these counterfeit bags were sold throughout Europe, the U.S. and Asia and estimated one branch of the ring made $22 million in sales.

Dayum!

What’s more troubling is two Hermes employees were part of the operation and the family-owned company suspected others may be involved too, which resulted in a dozen more arrests.

Now that the ring is closed, attention seekers photographers have no choice but to burn real Birkins in their shoots!

Ha!

[Image via WENN.]

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UGG Australia has scored another mayjah victory in their ongoing battle with online retailers selling fUGGs!

A judge recently awarded Deckers Outdoor Corp. $686 million from two lawsuits filed against more than 3,000 China-based websites hawking the counterfeit UGG products.

The funds were seized through hundreds of financial accounts held by the counterfeit sites, including PayPal, which is a big deal in and of itself since it's nearly impossible to collect from overseas merchants.

Judge Ronald Guzman also granted Deckers a permanent injunction against the fake domains, meaning they can fire off notices of contempt to defendants via email if they find they're conducting shady business elsewhere on the net.

You've been warned fUGG sellers!

[Image via WENN.]

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Faux fashion is never in style.

And what better way to do something about it than promote awareness through a campaign full of bags just for the occasion!

The CFDA and eBay have teamed up once again to launch the You Can't Fake Fashion 2012 collection.

Starting March 20, U can get UR hands on one of the many styles and take a stance against the sale and celebration of counterfeit fashion.

The bags designed by such greats as Diane von Furstenberg and Ralph Lauren will sell for $200, while the standard styles will retail at $45.

Check out some of the styles in the gallery (below) and tell us which one U have UR eye on!

[Image via TheBudgetBabe.]

Tags: 2012, bags, cfda, counterfeit, diane von furstenberg, ebay, fashion, faux, ralph lauren, you cant fake fashion

The feds are on a roll this year!

After intercepting more than $4 million in fake NFL merch last month, the federal authorities announced on Friday they cracked one of the largest counterfeit goods operations in history.

The 135 containers filled with designer knockoffs and pure crystal methamphetamine entered the US from China through New Jersey's Port Newark and Port Elizabeth with stolen identities and fake identification documents.

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman revealed

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After four months of investigating, federal officials and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department made "record-breaking seizures" of counterfeit NFL merchandise this week.

Thursday's "Operation Fake Sweep" successfully shut down 307 websites for selling fake merch, and seized 42,692 items of phony Super Bowl-related memorabilia.

Final score: Feds $4.8 million, Counterfeiters $0.

[Image courtesy of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.]

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