A global cosmetics brand found itself facing a sophisticated counterfeit network operating across multiple e-commerce stores and social media accounts. The counterfeiters used fragmented online identities and a multilayered supply chain to evade detection. The target criminal group operated 9 e-commerce shops, 10 social media accounts, 2 registered companies, and was spread across 6 major online platforms. Their online footprint was intentionally fragmented to avoid platform‑level detection.
Furthermore, counterfeit goods were sourced from multiple upstream suppliers across different cities and provinces, making it difficult to identify the physical dens.
ChampionIPR and ChampionAI combined advanced digital intelligence and market monitoring with coordinated offline investigation and enforcement to dismantle the entire network and apprehend those responsible.
This case demonstrates Champion Group’s full‑spectrum O2O (Online‑to‑Offline) capability -from AI‑driven detection to multi‑city criminal enforcement.
During a regional market survey, Champion identified several suspicious entities involved in the processing, storage, and sale of counterfeit electrical products. These operations were spread across multiple districts and appeared to be part of a coordinated supply chain.
Champion escalated the findings to the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (AMR), which initiated a unified enforcement action with support from local Market Supervision Bureaus.
Authorities confiscated:
A total of 15 offenders were sentenced:
ChampionAI’s digital monitoring identified networks, mapped accounts, and traced suppliers.
ChampionIPR conducted field investigations and surveillance, undercover purchases, and supply-chain tracing.
Multi-city joint operations were coordinated with PSB units across 3 localities.
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