While I was writing my previous post about fake Dove soap, I checked to see if anyone else had written about it and found something interesting instead: fake coupons!

I’d never heard of it before and have never seen them myself (coupons aren’t widely used in Australia), but there’s lots of information out there. They’re mostly distributed by email and sold on eBay.

If you clip coupons, you should probably read:

• About.com’s fake email coupon alert
• ClubMom’s guide to spotting fake coupons
• The Coupon Information Center’s fake coupon alerts