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Holiday sales may exceed $1 trillion, raising counterfeit purchase concerns.

Thirty-six percent of buyers report purchasing counterfeit gifts, says a recent survey.

SALT LAKE CITY — For the first time ever, holiday sales are expected to top $1 trillion dollars this year, according to the National Retail Federation. But, not for the first time, many of those gifts will be counterfeits.

"The odds are high," warned Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion. "And that's particularly true now that we have this real explosion in online shopping."

A new survey found 36% of gift buyers say they've either knowingly or unknowingly bought a counterfeit gift. And U.S. Customs and Border Protection has said it seized ov

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