When might you get suspicious about a security label?

Question

Options

• AWhen the label is on a value Inkjet cartridge
• BWhen the label is placed on the tear strip
• CWhen the label has a quick response (QR)
• DWhen there is no color-flip and motion feature

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  6% (2)
• D
  90% (28)

Explanation

Option D is correct because legitimate security labels incorporate color-shifting ink (color-flip) and holographic motion effects as built-in anti-counterfeiting features - these are intentionally expensive and difficult to replicate. If a label lacks these dynamic visual properties, it's a strong indicator the label may be counterfeit or tampered with.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A - The type of product (inkjet cartridge, value or otherwise) has no bearing on whether the security label itself is suspicious.
• B - Placement on a tear strip is actually a legitimate and common location for tamper-evident security labels, so this is expected, not suspicious.
• C - QR codes are frequently embedded in authentic security labels to enable digital verification, so their presence is a feature, not a red flag.

Memory tip: Think "Real labels MOVE and SHIFT" - genuine security labels are dynamic (they change color or appear to move under light). A flat, static label with none of these optical effects should immediately raise a red flag.

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