Many ‘genuine’ Apple goods on Amazon are fake: Apple

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple says it has been buying Apple chargers and cables labelled as genuine on Amazon.com and has found nearly 90 per cent of them to be counterfeit. The revelation comes in a federal lawsuit filed by Apple against a New Jersey company over what Apple says are counterfeit products that were sold on Amazon. In the lawsuit, Apple says Mobile Star imprinted Apple logos on cables and chargers that “pose a significant risk of overheating, fire, and electrical shock.” It says the chargers and cables were being sold on Amazon as genuine Apple products. Amazon isn’t named in the suit. Mobile Star didn’t return a voice mail seeking comment.