Wine bottle caps that contain Near Field Communication (NFC) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips, which can be scanned by consumers, have been developed for counterfeit protection for premium wines. The caps, which are tamper-evident, prevent refill-style counterfeiting, in which fraudsters refill empty genuine bottles of premium wines with cheaper fakes and sell them for tens of thousands of dollars.
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