How to recognize fake power supply for iPhone?

Hello,
last year in August I purchased at Amazon a "original" power supply plus USB-Cable for my iPhone 3GS. Now this thing sometimes works and sometimes it doesn´t. I called the vendor but he sees no responsibility for the artivle because it is out of warranty.
I told him that to me (and by comparing with other Apple-Hardware) the article looks pretty fake and therefore it does not matter if it is out of warranty or not - he sold fake hardware with "original" labeling on it.
Now I would like to verify my guess and see if this thing is fake or not. Do you have any idea how I can do this or what I should do now?
Thank you
kcn

To some extent it depends where the OP lives.  In the UK and the EU warranties are expected to be for two years (though Apple still advertises one year).  There are however, different definitions about what a manufacturing fault is.
Apple (United Kingdom) - Legal - Apple Products and EU-wide Consumer Laws

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