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title: Blog | Scout Counterfeit Chronicles | fraud and abuse
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# News & Views Engaged on the Forefront

*By scoutadmin - January 13, 2017*

#### 4 Forms of Intellectual Property Fraud & How to Avoid Them

Regularly, we discuss the perils of companies that have their intellectual property abused.

That tends to involve loss of jobs, danger to consumers, money that’s unfairly diverted from IP owners to counterfeiters, damage to established or up-and-coming brands, and more.

The actual cost of all...

[Read More](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/4-forms-of-intellectual-property-fraud-how-to-avoid-them)

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*By scoutadmin - November 23, 2016*

#### Avoid Shopping at These Sites for Black Friday

](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/avoid-shopping-at-these-sites-for-black-friday)

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*By scoutadmin - November 07, 2016*

#### Steps to Take When Reporting Government Fraud

](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/steps-to-take-when-reporting-government-fraud)

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*By scoutadmin - April 25, 2016*

#### The 4 Most Common Types of Fraud and Abuse

](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/fraud-and-abuse)

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