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==Counterfeits== If a non-foil ''Magic'' card is bent corner-to-corner (or top-to-bottom), it will not crease, and will bounce back to its original state instead.<ref>Warning: Magic Counterfeiting on the Rise, [[The Duelist]] #8, December 1995</ref> This is one way in which people test for counterfeit cards, although it should be carried out with caution, as even a genuine card may fail after repeated bending. If you put the card up to a strong light, you should be able to see through the card. If no light passes through the card, the card is likely fake. Another test is the "Green Dot" dot test: You need a jeweler's loupe. Put it on the green dot on the [[card back]] of the card and look for an L-shaped set of red dots within that green dot. If the pattern isn't there, the card is likely fake.<ref>[https://www.detecting-the-fakes.com/checking-details/green-dot-check/ Detecting Fakes: Green Dot test]</ref> Illegal counterfeit boxes of ''Magic'' as well as counterfeit single cards have been produced and distributed. Most counterfeits are easily distinguishable as fakes by a different color, gloss coating, or texture.<ref>{{DailyRef|buyer-beware-2004-04-26|Buyer Beware|[[Mike Elliott]]|April 26, 2004}}</ref> [[Wizards of the Coast]] takes legal action, when appropriate.<ref>{{DailyRef|protecting-you-counterfeits-2014-07-22|Protecting You from Counterfeits|[[Elaine Chase]]|July 22, 2014}}</ref> In November 1995, the Windsor, Ontario Police in Canada were informed that two men were running a counterfeiting operation in the area. The police seized 40,000 counterfeit ''Magic'' cards, as well as film plates for the reproduction of more. Eighteen rare cards (including [[moxes]] and [[dual land]]s) were printed 2,200 times each. The men were charged with eighteen counts under the Canadian Copyright Act.<ref>[[The Duelist]] 15 (February 1997), p. 17</ref> In 2002, white-[[border]]ed versions of regular black-bordered cards were sold as exclusives. It turned out it was possible to "erase" the border off of a card using transparent tape and a good eraser.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/white-borders-2002-11-29|White borders?!|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 29, 2002}}</ref>
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