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How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime | Alastair Gray

How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime | Alastair Gray

How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime | Alastair Gray

TED Talks Business · Alastair Gray

December 6, 201711m 49s

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What's the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime. Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting -- from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods -- as well as measures you can take to help stop it. "Let's shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight," Gray says.

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