Anti-counterfeit stamps are still being counterfeited - how can consumers differentiate?
(Baonghean.vn) - With the problem of counterfeit goods flooding the market, businesses have used anti-counterfeit stamps on their products. However, these stamps are also counterfeited, making it difficult for consumers to distinguish... Below are ways to identify real and fake stamps through characteristic signs.
1. Check the water technology anti-counterfeit stamp
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The stamp uses water technology to check consumers just need to soak water on the surface of the stamp. If it is a genuine stamp, the brand name will appear, then it will gradually sink and return to its original state. If it is a fake stamp, after soaking in water, some information on the stamp will disappear compared to when it was not soaked in water.
2. Check the stampanti-counterfeitingthermal technology
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Anti-counterfeit stamps using thermal technology have distinctive signs, patterns and prominent blue veins...To check this type of stamp, consumers must use a lighter to heat the stamp. If the stamp changes color, it is a genuine stamp.
3. Check the luminous technology stamp
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Glowing stamps are stamps that use modern high technology, chosen by many brands to prove their genuine products.
This method of checking stamps is quite difficult, because it requires specialized equipment to shoot ultraviolet rays. When ultraviolet rays are shined on the stamp, if the stamp glows, it is a genuine stamp.
4. Check the stampanti-counterfeitingSMS
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SMS electronic anti-counterfeit stamps (also known as scratch-off stamps) help consumers verify the origin of products immediately. Each stamp is printed with a separate security code, this code is hidden under a silver coating, users must scratch this code layer of each product to verify.
Consumers must enter this series of numbers into a text message according to the syntax sent to the switchboard... If the stamp is fake, the switchboard will not respond, or confirm that the content is incorrect. If the stamp is real, a text message will be sent to confirm that the product is real.
5. Check the hologram anti-counterfeit stamp
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3D hologram anti-counterfeit stamps with 3DF technology are an advanced stamp printing technology; from different angles, the stamp will display different information and images...To check, just look at different angles, all information and images will be displayed.
6. Check 2D barcode anti-counterfeit stamps
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2D Barcode anti-counterfeit stamps are made using luminous decal printing technology. This type of stamp can be identified by using a barcode reader. Barcode readers are the most popular type of machine on the market today when they are used for payment in convenience store chains, supermarkets, and shopping malls. On the stamp, the machine can read information about the origin and source of the product.
There are now a number of apps that allow consumers to scan barcodes using their phones.
