Lubricants have always been the hardest hit area for fraud in the auto parts market. This year, a large number of counterfeit big-brand lubricants were seized and destroyed. This has to be lamented: How come these big-brand lubricants can never be used up? Fake!
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In order to further expand the impact of combating infringement and counterfeiting, effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and rights holders, and create a safe consumer market and a legalized business environment. On the morning of June 18, 2020, the Tianjin Jizhou District Market Supervision Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment conducted a centralized destruction of infringing lubricants confiscated in the 2019 lubricant special anti-counterfeiting operation. In order to avoid environmental pollution and prevent infringing lubricants from flowing into the market again, the district market supervision bureau entrusted a well-known lubricant manufacturer in Jiji to carry out the destruction. The relevant regulations and procedures for harmless destruction were strictly implemented. The destruction process is fully supervised by the District Ecological Environment Bureau, effectively ensuring the safety and environmental protection of the destruction process. This time, approximately 3.4 tons of infringing "Great Wall" and "Mobil" lubricants were destroyed, with a value of more than 50,000 yuan.
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From April to May, in Shanxi and Henan, staff worked with local market supervision and administration bureaus to investigate and deal with 9 counterfeit shops, and a total of 165 barrels of 18L oil products were seized. , 3 barrels of 200L oil. Consumers are requested to choose formal channels during the purchase process to avoid causing huge hidden dangers to the equipment.
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In late April 2020, Qingpu police received reports from the public that counterfeit lubricants were being sold in a warehouse in Xianghuaqiao Street in the district. After receiving the report, the investigators immediately carried out investigation and screening of the relevant circumstances. After a patrol visit around the site, investigators found that lubricants were indeed sold in the warehouse at the address. However, Pan, the owner of the warehouse, said that the lubricants sold on weekdays were all brands registered and produced by him, and they were cheap and good quality. But is the situation really as Pan said? One detail caught the attention of investigators, who discovered that some buyers purchased lubricants from a certain location in Pan without trademarks. After in-depth investigation, investigators learned that Pan put the lubricating oil produced in his warehouse into finished cans of the brand required by the buyer based on the brand of lubricating oil required by the buyer, and then sold the counterfeit brand lubricating oil to the buyer. The family profited from it.
Through three weeks of in-depth digging by investigators, a supply chain of a counterfeiting gang headed by Pan gradually emerged. Most of the other members of the gang are relatives. They were all brought to Shanghai from their hometown by Pan in the name of making money. They produce unbranded lubricants at low prices in the underground processing dens rented by Pan, and then affix the logos of different brands of lubricants. Then sell it to others for profit. After figuring out the organizational structure, personnel composition and specific locations of the counterfeiting dens of the criminal gang, a large arresting net was quietly laid out. On May 13, the Qingpu police, together with the Qingpu District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, launched a centralized network operation, arresting more than ten members of a counterfeiting criminal gang headed by Pan in many places in the district, and destroyed the underground processing of counterfeit lubricants. 1 den, 1 counterfeit lubricant storage den, several crime tools were seized, more than 10,000 pieces of counterfeit trademarks and packaging materials of various brands, and the total amount involved was more than 10 million yuan.
After investigation, Pan and his wife Chen have rented sites in many places in the district as processing dens and warehouses since the beginning of 2019, and purchased lubricating oil raw materials and packaging materials from Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province and other places. Later, people were hired to fill the lubricating oil into well-known brand finished product cans, and then sold to more than 10 provinces and cities across the country through offline and social software channels. As of the incident, the sales totaled more than 10 million yuan. After arriving at the case, Pan and other members of the criminal gang confessed to the crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks. At present, the criminal suspect Pan and more than ten people have been subject to criminal coercive measures by Qingpu police in accordance with the law for selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks. The case is under further investigation.
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On June 4, 2020, Huadu Police received reports from the masses that trucks often transport bulk engine oil in Kuangjiazhuang Village, Xinya Street, and it is suspected that counterfeit products are being manufactured and sold. Illegal and criminal acts on registered trademarked gasoline products. After receiving the report, the police immediately seized the clues and launched an investigation. They found that the suspect vehicles were used to transport and ship goods at night when there were few people, and they had certain anti-investigation capabilities.
After external tracking and platoon visits, the investigators found that his hideout was hidden in an inconspicuous village house, and the door was rarely opened during the day. After gradually figuring out the crime facts of the suspect, Huadu police immediately launched an arrest operation.
In the early morning of June 5, three suspects who were making counterfeit brand motor oil were successfully captured. 147 boxes of counterfeit brand car lubricants and a small truck were seized on site, with a value of about 500,000 yuan involved.
According to the criminal suspect’s confession, these counterfeit and shoddy engine oils were purchased from the Internet at low prices without authorization from each engine oil brand, and then copied the features and appearance of the brand products. Characteristics: manual processing and packaging production, after labeling, chat software is used for external wholesale sales, and the logistics agent collects and settles the payment.
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Not long ago, some people complained that the Mobil engine oil purchased at an auto repair and maintenance shop in Kongtong District, Pingliang City, was blue and had other chemicals added to it. There was an unusual noise at the rear of the private car's engine. It was suspected that the Mobil engine oil he purchased was counterfeit, and he and the store operator failed to reach an agreement on a refund.
After receiving the complaint, law enforcement officers from the Pingliang Municipal Market Supervision Bureau conducted an on-site inspection of an auto repair and maintenance shop located on Liuhu West Road, Kongtong District, Pingliang City, and investigated the company for allegedly infringing the exclusive rights of the "Mobil" registered trademark. The engine oil was subject to administrative enforcement measures of seizure. ExxonMobil (China) Investment Co., Ltd., the holder of the "Mobil" registered trademark, confirmed that the Mobil engine oil products seized by law enforcement officers and marked with the "Mobil" and "Mobil" trademarks do not meet the characteristics of genuine ExxonMobil products. In response, law enforcement officials launched a case investigation into the auto repair and maintenance shop.
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On May 22, 2020, the car owner, Mr. Chen, performed vehicle maintenance at an auto repair shop in Guanlan. The maintenance included replacing engine oil and air conditioning grilles and other accessories, but the vehicle After completing the maintenance, he found that the vehicle was shaking abnormally. He suspected that the repair shop had used counterfeit engine oil of a certain brand, so he made a complaint.
After receiving the complaint, on the afternoon of June 5, the Longhua Brigade of the Law Enforcement Detachment, together with the Longhua Administration Bureau of the Municipal Transportation Bureau and the Longhua Auto Repair Association, went to an auto repair shop in Guanlan to conduct an investigation. Law enforcement officers conducted on-site investigation and evidence collection and scanned the QR code on the oil bottle to query relevant information about the oil bottle. The first query time for the QR code was November 2, 2018, and the production date displayed on the oil bottle was November 2019. On the 5th, there was a one-year difference between the inquiry time and the production date. With questions, law enforcement officers contacted the engine oil manufacturer by phone. The customer service of the engine oil manufacturer stated that the engine oil used in Mr. Chen's vehicle was counterfeit and not a regular product of the manufacturer.
In addition to the issue of using fake engine oil, law enforcement officers also discovered that the auto repair shop had not registered motor vehicle repairs before and was issued a "Correction Notice" by the Longhua Administration Bureau of the Municipal Transportation Bureau on April 25. "Book", but when law enforcement officers inspected the factory on June 5, the factory was still engaged in motor vehicle maintenance. In the end, law enforcement officers issued a "Notice of Illegal Behavior" to the auto repair shop for failing to register, and imposed a fine of 5,000 yuan; and issued a "Notice of Illegal Behavior" for using counterfeit and shoddy parts, and imposed a fine of 20,000 yuan.
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On May 25, 2020, Dazehu Market Supervision Office received a call from consumers complaining about fake engine oil, saying that there was a large amount of fake engine oil in a warehouse in Hetang Yuese Community. A serious violation of consumer rights. Subsequently, the Dazehu Market Supervision Office and the Dazehu Subdistrict Office sent law enforcement officers to an oil storage warehouse in Hetang Yuese Community to conduct law enforcement inspections. In two warehouses, law enforcement officers discovered that large amounts of lubricants packaged under the brands Mobil, Shell, and Castrol were stored. In the end, 534 pieces of engine oil in the warehouse were seized and detained on the grounds of "suspected counterfeiting" and sent to the district market supervision bureau for technical testing.
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Recently, complaints about counterfeit brand motor vehicle oils have increased in Hainan Province. On June 11, the Hainan Provincial Market Supervision Administration announced that the province’s market supervision department recently carried out special law enforcement inspections on the motor vehicle oil sales market and seized 8 motor vehicle repair shops, engine oil wholesalers, The retail store sold 1,053 bottles of "copycat" engine oil, worth more than 350,000 yuan, and was suspected of infringing the exclusive rights of 11 registered trademarks of two internationally renowned brands, Mobil and Castrol. The Hainan Provincial Market Supervision Department has seized the seized engine oil in accordance with the law and filed a case against the units involved.
Motor oil is called the "blood of the car" and has a great effect on the car engine. It can extend its service life, reduce friction, prevent rust and corrosion... Because of this, Motor oil is very expensive on the market. Many criminals make money by selling fake engine oil.
Tire shops are basically involved in the engine oil business, and they need to be wary of fake products through purchase channels. And the majority of car owners should keep their eyes open, don't go for convenience or cheapness, and go to regular tire shops or repair shops to buy more.
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