![A fake package of Marlboro cigarettes without revenue stamp stands on other fake cigarette parcels at a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, 21 July 2011. The customs investigation office seizured 13 million cigerettes. A fake package of Marlboro cigarettes without revenue stamp stands on other fake cigarette parcels at a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, 21 July 2011. The customs investigation office seizured 13 million cigerettes.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DAP2K7/a-fake-package-of-marlboro-cigarettes-without-revenue-stamp-stands-DAP2K7.jpg)
A fake package of Marlboro cigarettes without revenue stamp stands on other fake cigarette parcels at a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, 21 July 2011. The customs investigation office seizured 13 million cigerettes.
![Are these fake? Marlboro red UK, package seems v legit (smooth touch feel, embossing in the usual places etc) but do European reds usually have a gold band filter and black writing? : Are these fake? Marlboro red UK, package seems v legit (smooth touch feel, embossing in the usual places etc) but do European reds usually have a gold band filter and black writing? :](https://preview.redd.it/lg35rw0qr6i31.jpg?auto=webp&s=478411f867067feb23a0789ff9d298ea69fad33f)
Are these fake? Marlboro red UK, package seems v legit (smooth touch feel, embossing in the usual places etc) but do European reds usually have a gold band filter and black writing? :
![Identifying counterfeit cigarette packs using ultraviolet irradiation and light microscopy | Tobacco Control Identifying counterfeit cigarette packs using ultraviolet irradiation and light microscopy | Tobacco Control](https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/26/1/29/F2.large.jpg)
Identifying counterfeit cigarette packs using ultraviolet irradiation and light microscopy | Tobacco Control
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gypsy freak on Twitter: ""Beware of fake cigarettes" #FoursquareFind @ Varkala Beach https://t.co/MGMIFIoYEg https://t.co/60isvwKO4o" / Twitter
![Identifying counterfeit cigarette packs using ultraviolet irradiation and light microscopy | Tobacco Control Identifying counterfeit cigarette packs using ultraviolet irradiation and light microscopy | Tobacco Control](https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/26/1/29/F1.large.jpg)
Identifying counterfeit cigarette packs using ultraviolet irradiation and light microscopy | Tobacco Control
![Warning as dangerous fake cigarettes containing RAT droppings found in shops - here's how to tell if your fags are fake | The Sun Warning as dangerous fake cigarettes containing RAT droppings found in shops - here's how to tell if your fags are fake | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ML-Tobacco-COMP.jpg?w=620)
Warning as dangerous fake cigarettes containing RAT droppings found in shops - here's how to tell if your fags are fake | The Sun
![A fake package of Marlboro cigarettes without revenue stamp stands on other fake cigarette parcels at a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, 21 July 2011. The customs investigation office seizured 13 million cigerettes. A fake package of Marlboro cigarettes without revenue stamp stands on other fake cigarette parcels at a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, 21 July 2011. The customs investigation office seizured 13 million cigerettes.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DAP2K8/a-fake-package-of-marlboro-cigarettes-without-revenue-stamp-stands-DAP2K8.jpg)
A fake package of Marlboro cigarettes without revenue stamp stands on other fake cigarette parcels at a warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, 21 July 2011. The customs investigation office seizured 13 million cigerettes.
![Fake or not? Hello, I've bought this Marlboro Red pack from a Shop near The Pyramids in Egypt 5$, they do not taste like the ones in my country(RO) and also the Fake or not? Hello, I've bought this Marlboro Red pack from a Shop near The Pyramids in Egypt 5$, they do not taste like the ones in my country(RO) and also the](https://i.redd.it/rveso4yyqho71.jpg)