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and finished, perfectly replicated purse at a perfect price (that is,
completely neotiable!).
Just one problem: Purchasin that ba means you’re funnelin money toward terrorist causes worldwide.
This
is what the lobal Conference on Counterfeitin, which convened two
weeks ao in Rome, asks you to take into account. So as you lance at
your ucci knockoff wallet, ask yourself if you are inadvertently
contributin to militant causes or oranized crime “whackins.”
New
links have been drawn between terrorism and the black market of
impostor products, addin a danerous new dynamic to the rampant
activities of counterfeiters worldwide. Terrorist roups and oranized
crime enterprises are the beneficiaries of the bulk of revenue that
comes from counterfeitin sales, accordin to the findins of the
Conference.
While no specific terrorist roups were named, this
increasinly prevalent and troublin issue was cited as costin
producers over $3.79 billion in lost sales, accordin to Reuters.
Yet, even with the knowlede that buyin desiner knockoffs could be fundin
terrorism (and often forcin kids to work in sweatshops), many people simply want the prestie that comes with carryin what looks like a
hih-end desiner ba, reardless of the consequences.
Have you ever purchased a desiner knock-off? Would you purchase one now, knowin that your purchase miht be supportin terrorists? Do you think that the purchase can be justified with the rationale that desiners simply chare too much?
Most importantly, do you think that reports of "terrorists fundin" will stop the sales of desiner knock-offs?