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Wales Poet Loses Thousands to Counterfeit 'Pocket Poems'
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- Kelly Robinson-Key, a poet from Wales, reports losing thousands of pounds to counterfeit 'pocket poems' on Amazon and eBay.
- Fraudsters copy her work and sell inferior versions, while she, a full-time carer for her disabled son, has limited time to respond.
- Experts link rising counterfeiting to e-commerce and organized crime; platforms such as AliExpress and Wish say they remove listings.
