The authenticity of the classic Red Double Happiness is as follows:
1. Comparison of the printing process differences of the front trademark paper: the genuine trademark paper uses dotted horizontal stripe light column paper, screen printing, "Double Happiness brand cigarettes" "The font and the "Double Happiness Flower Ball" in the middle are made of embossed hot stamping technology, which has a distinct concave and convex feel when touched by hand, and there is an obvious grid pattern on the strokes of the "Double Happiness Cigarette" font.
The fake cigarettes are printed with high-definition scans and imitations. The font of "Double Happiness Cigarette" and the "Double Happiness Flower Ball" in the middle have no uneven feeling when touched by hand, and there is no obvious grid on the strokes of the font of "Double Happiness Cigarette". shape, there are obvious differences from the characteristics of the genuine product.
2. Comparison of the anti-counterfeiting and packaging differences of the trademark paper on the back: The "Double Happiness Flower Ball" laser in the middle of the back of the real cigarette has a strong three-dimensional effect, distinct layers, and clear patterns, and the word "囍" is in the middle of the flower ball. Flat crease at back flap.
The "Double Happiness Flower Ball" laser in the middle of the fake cigarette has no three-dimensional effect, unclear layers, and a blurry pattern. The word "囍" is obviously deviated from the middle position, and the creases on the back flap are uneven, which is different from the characteristics of the genuine product. There are significant differences.
3. Comparison of the differences between the side heat sealing and the thread-pulling head of the small box: genuine cigarettes are machine-sealed and formed in one go. The seal is relatively flat, and the thread-pulling head is a regular semi-elliptical shape with smooth edges and "lantern" lines. Also thinner.
Fake cigarettes are generally sealed with a manual electric soldering iron. The sealing wrinkles are large, the shape of the thread puller is irregular, the edges are rough, and the "lantern" line is also thick, which is obviously different from the characteristics of the genuine product.
4. Comparison of the differences in the steel seals at the bottom of the small box: the steel seals on real cigarettes are dynamically printed by a machine, and the overall steel seals are of different shades, uneven heights, with unequal spacing, and thicker strokes; the steel seals on fake cigarettes are generally statically printed by hand , the steel seal is overall lighter and the strokes are thicker and blurry, which are obviously different from the characteristics of the genuine article.
5. Comparison of differences between cigarettes: Real cigarettes use a single acetate fiber filter with a filter length of 30mm; fake cigarettes have a filter length of approximately 25mm, which is obviously different from the genuine product.
Extended information:?
1. Penalties for selling counterfeit cigarettes.
According to Article 140 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", "Producers and sellers adulterate or adulterate products, passing off fake ones as genuine ones, and passing off substandard products as good ones." Anyone who passes off a substandard product as a qualified product and has a sales amount of more than 50,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention, and shall also or solely be fined not less than 50% but not more than twice the sales amount.”
Making and selling counterfeits violates laws and regulations, and you will be punished by law. You must not waste your life by greedy for small profits.
2. New ways to sell counterfeit cigarettes.
On January 23, 2018, the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Yuhui Branch of the Bengbu Municipal Public Security Bureau received a clue from the Municipal Tobacco Monopoly Bureau that someone was buying and selling counterfeit tobacco through online transaction ordering, express logistics distribution, and electronic transaction transfer. cigarette. After receiving the clues, the Economic Investigation Brigade of Yuhui Branch immediately set up a task force to launch the investigation.
Since October 2017, Zhang Moumou, without a tobacco sales license, has used the low price of duty-free cigarettes from the Tobacco Bureau as a cover to make huge profits.
One after another purchased simulated cigarettes such as Zhonghua and Huangshan on the Internet for 85-180 yuan through WeChat, and contacted them with virtual identities through the WeChat platform for 120-370 yuan, through Moments and WeChat groups. Promotion, using WeChat transfers, and selling to online sellers through logistics and express delivery, the criminal methods are concealed, seriously disrupting the order of the national tobacco monopoly, and causing serious losses to the national tax revenue.
After more than two months of investigation, the Bengbu police finally successfully captured Zhang Moumou who came to pick up the express delivery at the gate of Taoshan Homestead in Bengbu City on the morning of March 14, 2018. During the operation, the police seized a total of 784 cartons of imitation cigarettes of various types including Zhonghua, Yuxi and Huangshan Jinwan, which they were preparing to take action on site. According to the Tobacco Bureau's verification, only the tobacco monopoly products confiscated on the day of the operation were valued at more than 60,000 yuan.
After interrogation, the criminal suspect Zhang confessed to the crime of storing and selling imitation cigarettes.
Zhang Moumou, female, 50 years old, from Panji District, Huainan, rents in Bengbu. She was originally a self-employed person, mainly engaged in beauty and body care.
In October 2017, when Zhang Moumou was chatting with others online, he discovered that selling fake cigarettes was very profitable, and he did not need to come forward personally. As long as he found a good buyer online, he could quickly complete it through WeChat. trade. Therefore, driven by profit, Zhang Moumou began to sell and buy counterfeit cigarettes through WeChat for illegal business, and stored a large amount of goods to illegally make huge profits.
Reference material: State Tobacco Monopoly Administration-"Double Happiness (Hard Century Classic)" authenticity identification
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Red Double Happiness cigarettes
Reference material : People's Daily Online - Bengbu police cracked a huge online case of selling counterfeit cigarettes