TikTok Labubu trend exploited by criminals with dangerous fakes

Chinese Labubu character becomes craze in Korea, with $15 dolls reselling for over $120

"Labubu is only available with a purchase ticket." This was the response from a staff member at Pop Mart’s Myeongdong shop in central Seoul on June 30 when asked if one could buy a keyring of the Chinese character "Labubu." The answer meant that only customers who had secured a preassigned ticket through an online lottery could purchase Labubu products, including dolls and keyrings, on specific dates. On this particular day, only display items w…

TikTok Labubu trend exploited by criminals with dangerous fakes

Labubu doll fans say real ones are increasingly hard to get because of scalpers scooping them all up.

Criminals cash in on TikTok Labubu trend with dangerous fakes

At an anonymous industrial estate on the outskirts of London, a queue of police vans and empty lorries block the usual flow of lunchtime traffic. They are

Labubu u svetu kriminala: Zarada na trendu lutaka na TikToku

Labubu doll fans say real ones are increasingly hard to get because of scalpers scooping them all up.