The Walmart 'Birkin' dupe is having a moment. These are the luxury handbags most likely to be faked.

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Hermès Kelly bag
Kelly bags by Hermès are a coveted second-hand purchase — and are also commonly ripped off.

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Return fraud is costing retailers billions. A new AI program can spot when scammers send back counterfeits.

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Oversized crocodiles have met their match with Vrai AI counterfeit technology.

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7 of the most faked seafoods in the world

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Seafood is one of the most commonly fraudulent foods we come in contact with, according to the ocean-conservation nonprofit Oceana. Your red snapper could actually be a tilapia fillet. That wild-caught salmon? It could be farm-raised.

I worked at Louis Vuitton. We spotted fake bags all the time — here's what we did when customers tried to return them.

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Shelley Alvarado worked at Louis Vuitton for five years and says she was passionate about the product — and able to easily spot counterfeit bags.

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I've spotted more fake Rolexes than I can count in my career as a professional watch dealer — here's how to tell the difference

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Fake Rolexes are no match for watch expert John Buckley, shown here on the job in black shirt and hat
Fake Rolex vs. real: NYC watch dealerJohn Buckley knows exactly how to spot a fake Rolex after working with luxury watches for 26 years.

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Is your food safe to eat? Why your wasabi, vanilla, and honey could be fake

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Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles. Your vanilla extract? Well, that's probably just a lab-made derivative of crude oil. And your shaker of Parmesan cheese? It probably has wood pulp inside.

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