--- title: Sentenced for Selling Fake 3M Masks - Inck Merchandise description: The boss of a Chinese Pharmacy have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling counterfeit masks at the height of the coronavirus outbreak. image: https://hubspot.inck.com.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pexels-cdc-3993242.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://hubspot.inck.com.au/blog/pandemic-profiteer-gets-sentenced-for-selling-fake-3m-masks#main-content) ![Inck Branded Merchandise Specialists](https://hubspot.inck.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Inck-Square-Black-Clear-RGB0-1024x510.png?width=1024&height=510&name=Inck-Square-Black-Clear-RGB0-1024x510.png) - [About Us](https://www.inck.com.au/about/) - [Our Work](https://www.inck.com.au/our-work/) - [Our Approach](https://www.inck.com.au/our-approach/) - [Explore Products](https://www.inck.com.au/shop/) - [Ethical Sourcing](https://www.inck.com.au/ethical-sourcing/) - [Blog](https://www.inck.com.au/blog/) - [Contact Us](https://www.inck.com.au/contact-us/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About Us](https://www.inck.com.au/about/) - [Our Work](https://www.inck.com.au/our-work/) - [Our Approach](https://www.inck.com.au/our-approach/) - [Explore Products](https://www.inck.com.au/shop/) - [Ethical Sourcing](https://www.inck.com.au/ethical-sourcing/) - [Blog](https://www.inck.com.au/blog/) - [Contact Us](https://www.inck.com.au/contact-us/) 4 June 2024, 11:42:40 pm AEST # Pandemic Profiteer Gets Sentenced for Selling Fake 3M Masks [Adrian Davidson](https://hubspot.inck.com.au/blog/author/adrian-davidson) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://hubspot.inck.com.au/blog/pandemic-profiteer-gets-sentenced-for-selling-fake-3m-masks) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://hubspot.inck.com.au/blog/pandemic-profiteer-gets-sentenced-for-selling-fake-3m-masks) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://hubspot.inck.com.au/blog/pandemic-profiteer-gets-sentenced-for-selling-fake-3m-masks) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://hubspot.inck.com.au/blog/pandemic-profiteer-gets-sentenced-for-selling-fake-3m-masks) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://hubspot.inck.com.au/blog/pandemic-profiteer-gets-sentenced-for-selling-fake-3m-masks) Another pandemic profiteer bites the dust. The boss of a Chinese Pharmacy and two of his associates have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling counterfeit masks at the height of the coronavirus outbreak. The face masks, which were falsely advertised as being made by 3M, made the company 4.3 million yuan (US $608,000). The defendants said they believed the products to be genuine and had been tricked into buying them by a supplier who provided fake quality certificates. The moral of this story? Only work with reputable suppliers – because your supply chain is only as strong as your weakest link. 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