When we receive parts they are inspected for over 30 different attributes to determine if they are in fact authentic. It starts with an examination of the paperwork which was…
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Stephanie McCloskey, former employee of VisionTech in Clearwater Florida, has received her sentencing. She will serve 38 months for selling counterfeits to the military. This is the first federal prosecution…
A group of researchers from the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering at the University of Maryland have discovered that the use of tin plating for components used in Toyota’s…
We are all feverishly trying to figure out the latest signs of counterfeits and how to detect them, but many of the common attributes of counterfeiting are from procedures the…
The long awaited AS6081 document, which will be the new bible for electronic component distributors to detect counterfeits when buying from the open market, has met a major milestone. The…
Here is a group of parts we received today. To avoid the possibility of someone detecting blacktopping the counterfeiters are removing just a little bit of the top layer with…
We received these so called “factory sealed” components this week. It is unbelievable how sloppy the counterfeiters were. And the sad thing is that we bought…
This is hard to believe, but Fox News reported it, so they must have done some checking before posting it online. Entire Apple stores are being counterfeited. the amazing thing…
We had to share this photo with you. It is amazing that the counterfeiters can overlook something like this. We continue to be surprised at their lack of skill on…
This picture is a clear portrayal of the blacktopping material spilling over into the pin one indicator on this IC. This is the easiest way to detect counterfeits. It is…
