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A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now hard to imagine a world without face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Odds are, when you think masks you likely think N95 respirators or a similar product, likely manufactured by 3M. 3M has since had a massive increase in the demand for its PPE products over the last year. However, with the increased demand for PPE comes the increased opportunity for fraud.
PPE fraud poses a risk to the consumer, who thinks they are using a genuine 3M mask with appropriate certifications, but in reality, is actually using only a “cheap” imitation that dons the 3M logo. Or, in some cases, the offers to sell 3M goods are fraudulent and after millions of dollars are spent to procure the goods, none arrive at the required destination. Specifically, 3M has published notices of fake/counterfeit trends regarding the following face mask models: