Counterfeit electrical products

[brother]

Has anyone seen 'fake' electrical products. Theres been alot of talk about this lately in my area. They say that some of the extension cords will catch fire right away. Heres a link.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0108/491549.html

 

[pfalcon]

Anytime you find a fake product; report the fake and the location you purchased it to the manufacturer that makes the real product.

The manufacturer is fighting to keep its reputation. They will either clean the fakes from that store or go out of business.

 

[zog]

Report them to UL, they have a big anti-counterfit group, I met with the "Elliott Ness" of this group this year, they are very aggressive at stopping these products.

http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/services/programs/anticounterfeitingoperations/