Chinese Drug Counterfeiters Even Set Up Fake Government Web Site?

from the it's-the-shadow-fake-gov't dept

There have been all sorts of stories about counterfeit goods and knockoffs made in China. Last year, we even had the amazing story of how counterfeiters had set up an entire fake version of the company NEC. Rather than just knocking off the products, they built an entire fake Chinese version of the company, complete with offices and business cards. By doing so, they were able to appear much more convincing as producing real NEC products. It appears that other Chinese counterfeiters are learning to go above and beyond in trying to make their fake goods appear as real as possible. Reuters is reporting that the makers of a fake diabetes drug aren't just touting the wonders of the medicine, but have created an entirely fake version of China's FDA website in order to make it appear that the fake drug had been approved by the real Chinese Food and Drug administration. Of course, even the official quote from a Chinese FDA official sounds somewhat fake (or sounds like it should appear in The Onion): "This site is definitely not for real. These lawbreakers have got some balls!"

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 5th, 2007 @ 4:33pm

    I wish our government used plain, honest talk like that.

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    Chuck, Nov 5th, 2007 @ 4:49pm

    If democratic governments spoke like that, somehow some family values group would somehow knock them down.

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    Free Markets Anyone?

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    dorpus, Nov 5th, 2007 @ 4:56pm

    Wasn't this blog complaining about how the pharmaceutical industry should have no regulation?

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    Re:Chuck, Nov 5th, 2007 @ 5:04pm

    Thats the problem chuck, if our govt would drop the PC virus and get serious, alot of problems could be solved. I loved it when the prez got caught telling another world leader to "tell them to cut that shit out"

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    Hire this guy

    I think we are more interested in the comment this guy made than the article itself. I say hire this guy to handle the press releases from our Government.

    As far as drugs go, why would anyone from the US in their right mind care about the Chinese FDA, whether real or bogus. Buying drugs from any company in China seems crazy.

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    China

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    dragon, Nov 22nd, 2007 @ 1:47am

    Most fake companies in china are run by government officials. Where's the big surprise. It;s extremely hard to find any authentic good in China. Welcome to a country where people have no conscience and are already living in hell.

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    Fake Chinese Companies

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    Nick Williams, Nov 26th, 2007 @ 6:20am

    I have been involved with a fake chinese company, where i was conned out of alot of money. Is there a way of safeguarding this type of activity, for the Companies in the Western World.

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    Fake Chinese Companies

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    Nick Williams, Nov 26th, 2007 @ 6:20am

    I have been involved with a fake chinese company, where i was conned out of alot of money. Is there a way of safeguarding this type of activity, for the Companies in the Western World.

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