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Fake Britain

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

With Dominic Littlewood. Birmingham's trading standards and West Midlands Police crack down on the crooks faking parking offences to fleece members of the public.

We follow the South West England scambusters team as they track down a consignment of fake fashion destined for the City of Bristol. We reveal the extraordinary story of the fake educational qualifications racket.

We show how a fake Lowry picture was sold to an unsuspecting buyer and how the seller finally ended in gaol. And UK Border Agency officers at Southampton docks inspect a suspect consignment and reveal fake Mexican beer - from China. Show less

Contributors

Producer:
Rowland Stone
Executive Producer:
Emma Barker

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