Episode 8: Our Fake Stamp Experiment and Concerns About Tariffs

2025-04-28

In this episode, Shabbir and Sven talk about… Counterfeit forever stamps. Shabbir bought stamps that are too cheap to be true and is sending three letters to Sven, two with fake stamps and one with a real one, to see if they arrive. Remember, the US Postal Inspectors would like you to report fake stamps here: https://www.uspis.gov/report Counterfeit airbags. We discuss Michigan’s one-of-a-kind auto fraud task force, and their work to fight counterfeit air bags and other fake ...

In this episode, Shabbir and Sven talk about…

Counterfeit forever stamps. Shabbir bought stamps that are too cheap to be true and is sending three letters to Sven, two with fake stamps and one with a real one, to see if they arrive. Remember, the US Postal Inspectors would like you to report fake stamps here: https://www.uspis.gov/report

Counterfeit airbags. We discuss Michigan’s one-of-a-kind auto fraud task force, and their work to fight counterfeit air bags and other fake auto parts. Learn more here: https://www.autobodynews.com/news/michigan-man-charged-with-selling-counterfeit-airbags

More disturbingly is the fact that there may be 81,000 fake air bags floating around in cars: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/04/michigan-man-allegedly-sold-counterfeit-air-bags-81k-vehicles-may...

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