Phoenix’s ABC 15 News has a new article up with more information on today’s counterfeit coupon bust: Coupons regaining popularity with savvy shoppers have also been the source of a widespread forgery and counterfeit case, leading officials on a search they call “Operation Super Coupon.” About four years ago, copies of manufacturer’s coupons began to […]
KPHO CBS 5: Photo gallery of seized counterfeit coupons
Phoenix’s KPHO CBS 5 has posted photos of some of the counterfeit coupons seized in today’s bust. Free product coupons for free Huggies, Pampers, Enfamil, Glade, Hershey’s, Lipton, Scrubbing Bubbles and more are visible in the large stacks of fake coupons. Here’s a slideshow of more of the counterfeit coupons seized in the bust. UPDATE: […]
Phoenix’s KTVK News: Slideshow of counterfeit coupon bust
Phoenix’s KTVK news has a photo slideshow from today’s counterfeit coupon bust in Phoenix. Some of them are incredible: View the entire slideshow at KTVK’s AZFamily.com website Counterfeit coupon operation busted in Phoenix by Mike Gertzman azfamily.com PHOENIX — Authorities took three people into custody, raided three homes and seized valuable property on Tuesday as […]
SavvyShopperSite.com: Coupon counterfeiters arrested; sold free-product coupons online and on Ebay
“This case clearly demonstrates the dangers of purchasing coupons on the Internet, whether it is from independent websites, e-mail or from online auctions. Coupon buyers expose themselves to the possibility of becoming involved with counterfeits, stolen property or other criminal activities. They may also expose themselves to additional risk by providing their names, home addresses […]
Bar-S withdraws coupon offer due to widespread counterfeiting
Bar-S foods announced that they are withdrawing a legitimate coupon offer due to widespread counterfeiting. Earlier this year, Bar-S issued a limited number of $5.00 coupons for their products directly to a select number of consumers. The coupons were sent out via direct mail. But, according to a statement from Bar-S, “These counterfeit coupons are […]
Woman arrested for using over $9,000 worth of counterfeit coupons
With counterfeit coupons in the news as of late, several readers have emailed to ask if they could be arrested for using counterfeit coupons, even if they professed not to know they were counterfeit at the time. The answer? Yes. From Rhode Island’s WPRI Eyewitness News: Arrest made in counterfeit coupons case: Coupons used to […]
Fox News report: Fake coupon use on the rise
Here’s a Fox News report from St. Louis on the rise of counterfeit coupon usage: The reporter speaks with Chadd Salter, Manager of Investigations with Schnucks, who says “it seems like they’re coming out daily. It’s non stop.” Stores are seeing more fake coupons show up at their registers more than ever before. The counterfeiters […]
Hershey withdraws coupon offer due to widespread counterfeiting
The Hershey Company announced today that they are withdrawing a legitimate coupon offer due to widespread counterfeiting. Earlier this year, Hershey issued a limited number of $4.00 coupons for their products directly to a select number of consumers. The coupons were sent out only one or two at a time. But, according to a statement […]
Former inmate arrested for counterfeiting coupons
From WMBF NBC: A Georgia man has been charged with five counts of felony forgery. Marvin Hallock got the idea for counterfeiting coupons from another inmate while he was in prison. Investigators say when he got out, an inmate sold him a computer disk to make phony coupons, and he went into business. Dougherty County […]
Time.com: “Maybe there could be a new show… ‘Extreme Counterfeiting.'”
Time.com mentions the 200 counterfeit Tide coupons used on TLC’s Extreme Couponing in a new story today: At the same time TLC is expanding its “Extreme” programming, more questions are popping up regarding whether all the strategies utilized in “Extreme Couponing” are legit. Last month, it was revealed that coupons used on the show for […]