Counterfeit Listings
What Are Counterfeit Listings?
Counterfeit Listings are fraudulent online listings where unauthorized sellers advertise fake, imitation, or illegally reproduced versions of branded products.
These listings appear on e-commerce marketplaces, social media platforms, classified websites, and even fake online stores — mimicking the appearance, pricing, and packaging of original products.
Counterfeit listings mislead consumers, damage brand trust, cause revenue loss, and increase legal and safety risks for industries such as cosmetics, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and FMCG
Why Counterfeit Listings Are Dangerous
Counterfeiters use online platforms to:
- Reach consumers anonymously
- Sell low-quality or harmful products
- Undermine brand pricing and channel strategy
- Exploit marketing images and trademarks
- Launch fake promotions or deep-discount traps
Because these listings appear legitimate, consumers often cannot distinguish real from fake — leading to brand devaluation and safety risks.
Where Counterfeit Listings Commonly Occur
- E-commerce marketplaces
- Social commerce platforms
- Classified websites
- Cross-border online stores
- Messaging groups
- Rogue standalone websites
- Pop-up discount shops promoted via ads
These platforms enable counterfeiters to scale fast with minimal oversight.
Common Indicators of Counterfeit Listings
- Unrealistic discounts
- Poor-quality or mismatched product images
- Incorrect or missing product descriptions
- Seller profiles with limited history
- Multiple listings of the same product under different seller names
- Reviews that mention poor product quality or mismatches
Brands monitor these patterns to identify counterfeit activity.
Impact of Counterfeit Listings on Brands
- Revenue loss due to diverted online sales
- Damage to consumer trust
- Increased customer complaints or warranty requests
- Market confusion around product authenticity
- Legal exposure from unsafe counterfeit items
- Distributor dissatisfaction as channels get undercut
Online counterfeits are often the first point of consumer discovery — making brand protection crucial.
How Acviss Truviss Helps Remove Counterfeit Listings
Acviss Truviss monitors and detects counterfeit listings across marketplaces through:
- Automated web crawlers
- AI/ML-based listing similarity detection
- Trademark and image-matching algorithms
- Seller behavior analysis
- Marketplace escalation and takedown workflows
- Risk scoring for suspicious listings
- Dashboard for brand teams to review, approve, and act
Truviss enables brands to systematically remove counterfeit listings and block repeat offenders.
How Acviss Supports PPQ Reliability
Acviss technologies enhance PPQ through:
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Digital Twin mapping of PPQ batch events
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Automated QC data capture and audit trails
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Inline Secure QR and serialization verification
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Machine Vision QC integration
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Compliance-ready reporting for audits
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Strong data integrity with tamper-proof logs
This creates end-to-end visibility from batch creation to validation.
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