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counterfeiting
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thumb|Counterfeit designer t-shirts at a [[flea market]]
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7 sectionsContents
- Forgery of money or government bonds
- Counterfeiting of documents
- Counterfeit goods
- Counterfeit culture
- Anti-counterfeiting technologies
- References
- External links
thumb|Counterfeit designer t-shirts at a [[flea market]]
A counterfeit is a fake or unauthorized replica of a genuine product, such as money, documents, designer items, or other valuable goods. Counterfeiting generally involves creating an imitation of a genuine item that closely resembles the original to deceive others into believing it is authentic.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “counterfeiting” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.