Author: Thomas Holt

Product Counterfeits in the Online Environment: An Empirical Assessment of Victimization and Reporting Characteristics

Jeremy Wilson, Justin Heinonen and Thomas Holt, 2012 The growing pace of e-commerce has facilitated the sale and distribution of counterfeit products. One reason may be that consumers cannot fully validate goods for sale online, thus creating tremendous opportunities for fraud. Despite the growth of online product counterfeiting specifically, little research has examined this crime …

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Victims and Reporting of Counterfeit Products On-Line: Evidence from Complaint Data

Jeremy Wilson, Thomas Holt and Justin Heinonen, 2013 The growing pace of e-commerce has facilitated the sale and distribution of counterfeit products. Yet little remains known about victims of counterfeit products sold on-line. We use 2009 and 2010 complainant data from the Internet Crime Complaint Center to examine the characteristics, costs, and reporting of product …

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Counterfeit Products Online

Jay Kennedy, Thomas Holt & Adam Bossler, 2019 Counterfeit products can be found in almost every online space. The Internet is an ideal forum for counterfeiters because it allows them to hide in plain sight while disguising the nature of their products. The same venues that facilitate trade and commerce and support social engagements and …

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