24% of Consumers Bought Fake Product Online, Survey Says

Nearly one in four consumers has unknowingly bought a counterfeit product online, and the risk of falling into the trap is increased during the Christmas period, research has revealed. A survey commissioned by MarkMonitor, and carried out by market research company Opinium, analysed the habits of more than 3,000 online consumers in nine countries.

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