If a bargain seems too good to be true, it’s likely neither good nor true. That’s the lesson learned after the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) raided the city’s Fashion District and seized $700,000 worth of counterfeit cosmetics this month. Recently, the department’s Anti-Piracy Unit was tipped off that vendors in Santee Alley, a portion of the famed district, were possibly selling bogus makeup. They conducted an undercover operation and purchased several of the suspected fakes.
Counterfeit Makeup a Rip-Off … and a Health Danger
