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FOCUSING IN - SOME INTERESTING FACTS | | - The most commonly counterfeited note in South Africa is the R50.
- In 1993, the US Customs Service projected that the total number of jobs lost in the United States due to product counterfeiting was 750 000.
- Chinese organised crime syndicates commonly known as Triads, are increasingly turning to product counterfeiting as a source of tax-free income.
- Newspaper article report that the Irish Republican Army and Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, fund their terrorist activities through the sale of counterfeit perfumes, veterinary products, home videos, video games, computer software and pharmaceuticals.
- In 1981, a pharmaceutical company discovered that over 1 million counterfeit birth control pills had been distributed to unsuspecting women, resulting in unwanted pregnancies and irregular bleeding.
- Legitimate manufacturers of cosmetics fear that counterfeit cosmetics may contain residue of industrial solvents and carcinogens, which may cause severe allergic reactions when applied to the skin.
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