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At the Canadagooseca.online website, the puffy and pricey down-filled coats your kids just-must-have-or-they-will-die are listed at up to 80 per cent off, just in time for Christmas. The Canada Goose Chilliwack bomber jacket with fur-lined hood, regularly $758, is only $205, an astounding deal.

Although the website prominently features the official Canada Goose logo, a deeper perusal raises cause for concern. The only contact information for the Canadian retail giant headquartered in Toronto, is a “Contact us” email form, that does not include a company email address or phone number.

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Click on the “About” link, and this message appears: “Michael Kors was founded in 1981. … At www.sales-mkhandbags.com, we’re committed to offering each customer with best service.”

The site is one of many created by counterfeit producers typically located in Asia who make cheap knock-offs of popular brands like Canada Goose, Ugg Boots, Lululemon, Arcteryx, Michael Kors, and Coach. The Canada Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), run by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, started seeing complaints about counterfeit or poor-quality goods in 2011. An investigation revealed there are thousands of such sites.