{"id":346,"date":"2018-04-02T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T18:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lasersec.in\/blog\/?p=346"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:27:16","slug":"the-hazards-of-counterfeit-electronics-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/the-hazards-of-counterfeit-electronics-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hazards of Counterfeit Electronics Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/The-Hazards-of-Counterfeit-Electronics-Market.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1684\" height=\"1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/The-Hazards-of-Counterfeit-Electronics-Market.png 1684w, https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/The-Hazards-of-Counterfeit-Electronics-Market-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/The-Hazards-of-Counterfeit-Electronics-Market-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/The-Hazards-of-Counterfeit-Electronics-Market-1024x877.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span><span class=\"il\">Counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0businesses now run rampant all over the world. In a shocking survey that shook the business world to its core, it was revealed that over 7% of the world\u2019s total trade is in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span>This is extremely concerning because not only does it affect the trade of the original brands, it also dupes the customers. In this article, you will find reasons why you should always double check before buying electronic goods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span><span class=\"il\">Counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0electronic goods have flooded the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">market<\/span>, and it has reached such proportions that it can almost be called an epidemic at this point. These days, there are counterfeits available for every product in the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">market<\/span>, be it small devices like mobile phones, or large appliances like washing machines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span><span class=\"il\">Counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0electronic goods have saturated the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">market<\/span>\u00a0so well that it has almost become impossible to buy a product without having a high chance of accidentally buying a fake version instead. There are a lot of risks of the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0electronic products flooding the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">market<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span>To know what risks are involved, read the points below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A lot of chemicals which are hazardous to human health are found in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0electronic goods. Components like lead, tin, and cadmium are all toxic metals which can cause health problems if a user is in contact with them for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0electronic goods are not tested for safety before they are released in the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">market<\/span>. This means that there is no guarantee about the safety of the products. There is also no guarantee of the longevity, which means you might end up paying a lot of money for a product that ultimately does not even work properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0products do not come with any warranty. So, in case they start malfunctioning, there is no way you can exchange the product or get a refund. This is seriously detrimental to the image of big brands, which is what is used by counterfeiters to sell their products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><span>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0products are made with parts that are not of very good quality, because of which, they pose serious health risks. In a lot of cases, it is the hardware components whose quality is compromised, which can cause the product to burn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2464890930985398307gmail-MsoNormal\"><em>Counterfeits are found in every industry; be is food, clothing or even electronic goods. While fake clothing and cosmetics are not a health hazard,<span class=\"il\"> counterfeit<\/span>\u00a0foods and electronic goods pose serious health risks which can seriously damage the lifestyle of customers. Fake\u00a0<span class=\"il\">electronics<\/span>\u00a0make for a very dangerous\u00a0<span class=\"il\">market<\/span>. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasersec.in\">www.lasersec.in<\/a> for more information<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Counterfeit\u00a0businesses now run rampant all over the world. In a shocking survey that shook the business world to its core, it was revealed that over 7% of the world\u2019s total trade is in\u00a0counterfeit\u00a0business. This is extremely concerning because not only does it affect the trade of the original brands, it also dupes the customers. In &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/the-hazards-of-counterfeit-electronics-market\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Hazards of Counterfeit Electronics Market&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[306,385],"tags":[71,28,61,60,68,19,14,24],"class_list":["post-346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic","category-loyalty-management","tag-anticounterfeit","tag-counterfeit","tag-duplicate","tag-fake","tag-hologram","tag-hologram-sticker","tag-holographic-solutions","tag-lasersec"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346\/revisions\/350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}