Fake cosmetics facility sells more than 100,000 orders on e-commerce platform

On May 7, the Economic Police Department - Bac Giang Provincial Police raided a facility producing and trading a huge quantity of fake cosmetics in Dai Lam commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province.

The owner of this facility produced thousands of fake cosmetic products, successfully selling more than 100,000 orders to customers in provinces and cities across the country through e-commerce trading platforms Shopee and Tiktok.

At 10:30 a.m. on May 7, at the residential area of ​​Nguyen Van Khanh (born in 1996), in Lai village, Dai Lam commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province, a working group of the Economic Police Department - Bac Giang Provincial Police presided over and coordinated with Dai Lam Commune Police and Market Management Team No. 4 - Bac Giang Provincial Market Management Department to inspect and arrest Nguyen Van Khanh and Nguyen Thi Hien (born in 2003), both residing in Lai village, Dai Lam commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province, while they were manufacturing and packaging fake cosmetics.

At the scene, the working group seized 13 different types of cosmetics with a total quantity of 2,468 finished products such as: Makeup remover cream, skin cream, acne treatment serum Demi Skin 3 days, SEIMY skin 7 days plus, KT'skin serum; STOPIREX deodorant, Steel Punch deodorant, Hai Sen deodorant, BEUFRES deodorant spray, ALUFAN alum distilled water, INOD Armpit Serum, Crystal 24 Hour; about 104,000 anti-counterfeit stamps, labels of all kinds; nearly 10,000 bottles, jars; millions of packaging of all kinds; 300 kg of raw materials such as alum, mixing solution, conveyor belt shrink wrapping machine, date stamping machine...

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation on cyberspace, the Economic Police Department, Bac Giang Provincial Police discovered Shopee accounts "Bn Store 2024", "Bibo Comesticc", "Nhungnguyen010798", "Vliwwfo6-r" and Tiktok accounts "Sare Comesticc", "Coca Beauty" advertising and selling cosmetics such as: Body deodorant, acne treatment serum, skin whitening... suspected of being counterfeit.

The Economic Police Department has identified Nguyen Van Khanh (born 1996), in Lai village, Dai Lam commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province, as having been engaged in the production and trading of fake cosmetics at home.

Through the investigation, the Economic Police Department initially determined that: From around the end of 2024, Nguyen Van Khanh realized that customers needed to consume many types of cosmetic products, so he came up with the idea of ​​producing fake cosmetics to sell for profit. Khanh went online to research some types of body deodorants, acne treatment serums, and skin whitening products that were in high demand in the market, then ordered fake labels and packaging for these products.

To carry out the production, Khanh bought machines, raw materials, tools, bottles, etc. and produced them at home to sell to the national market for profit.

It is worth noting that the main raw materials used to produce cosmetics are mainly solutions, mixed flavors of unknown origin, and alum powder. Khanh bought these raw materials floating on the market.

The finished products are sold on e-commerce platforms Shopee and Tiktok, and when there are buyers, they are sent for sale via COD shipping service. Since the end of 2024, Khanh has successfully sold over 100,000 orders to customers in provinces and cities across the country, with a revenue of over 6 billion VND.

Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Bac Giang Province is continuing to investigate, verify and expand the case to handle according to regulations.

The Economic Police Department recommends that consumers choose reputable, quality businesses; goods with clear origin and labels; and always be vigilant against products sold widely on cyberspace platforms.