Vinted Faces Influx of Suspected Looted Goods After French Riots
The secondhand marketplace said it tightened monitoring and removed suspicious ads as French authorities pressed platforms to trace stolen goods.
- Following widespread riots across France, stolen goods including luxury perfumes and e-sports trophies have flooded resale platforms like Vinted. These listings have triggered suspicions that looters are attempting to sell stolen items online.
- More than half a million people joined demonstrations on Saturday in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon, as protests against the cost of living turned into violent riots. Widespread looting occurred as demonstrators set fire to cars and buildings.
- A silver StarLadder Counter-Strike trophy stolen from Team Vitality was advertised for £1,250, while bags of Sephora cosmetics appeared for as little as £10. Carrefour reported damage to 50 stores, including 20 that were looted.
- Vinted has taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to the looting, working with French authorities and police. The company is adapting its "processes to detect and counter emerging risks and malicious behaviour."
- French authorities reported more than 2,400 arrests and nearly 1,000 injured police officers by Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged intelligence "failures" regarding the riots and has stepped up powers to ban protests.
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Goods from looting in French cities have been put up for sale online. Efforts are now underway to stop the trade in the stolen goods.
Demonstrations and looting have been rampant in France over the weekend. Now, suspected stolen goods have appeared on popular second-hand websites – and some sellers are openly admitting where the goods come from.
Resale site removes listings for stolen French goods amid protests
The second-hand online marketplace, Vinted, has removed listings of stolenFrench goods and stepped up checks on “suspicious” adverts, as the country’s authorities seek to prevent goods stolen during riots from being sold online.
French Riots Leave Luxury Stores Looted as Suspicious Goods Appear On Resale Platforms
PARIS (VINnews) — Videos circulating on social media on Tuesday appear to show street vendors displaying designer handbags and other luxury goods allegedly stolen from boutiques during the current riots in France. However, the precise origins of the merchandise shown in the footage have not been independently verified. The apparent attempts to resell stolen goods […]
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