3 Women Arrested for Selling Fake Branded Goods in Online Live Sales

Three woman suspected of being involved in the online sale of counterfeit goods have been arrested by the police.

Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department conducted a raid on Monday (26 Oct) at several locations across the country.

There, officers found 690 fake goods such as handbags, clothes, footwear, and accessories including wallets and purses, which amounted to an estimated S$24,000.

All counterfeit goods were seized by the officers.

As you know, you can’t exactly open up a store called I Can’t Believe It’s Not Real and sell the counterfeit goods you produce or import from other countries.

So, how do you sell them?

Some retailers of these fake goods list on them on online marketplaces, while others utilise social media.

And the latter option is what these women allegedly chose.

Investigations revealed that one of the women reportedly obtained the fake goods from foreign sources and put them up for sale on social media.

They allegedly engaged in a live sale, like the ones you see very often on Facebook.

In the end, three women, aged between 23 and 57, were arrested for their suspected involvement in these sales.

Investigations are ongoing.

Not Uncommon

A similar case occurred in July, where two women were arrested for allegedly selling fake goods on a social media platform.

Trademark-infringing products with an estimated street value of more than S$72,000 were seized.

A month earlier, three offenders were jailed for selling counterfeit products at Far East Plaza.

One of them was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay a S$3,000 fine.

For those who don’t know, offenders who are caught selling or distributing goods with falsely applied trademarks can be fined up to S$100,000 or be imprisoned for up to five years, or both.

So sure, you might make some good money selling these goods, but you’d end up losing it all and more when you’re caught.

Is it really worth it, then?