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Fake Britain

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Series which reveals the extent of fake goods in the UK.

Series which reveals the extent of fake goods in the UK and investigates the con men who are trying to get their hands on your money.

Fake Britain: Series 3

Dominic Littlewood

Emma Barker

Laura Capaldi

Fake Britain: Series 3: Episode 8

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Episode 8

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The scandal of the fake charity collections taking advantage of people's generosity.

Consumer series. This episode features the scandal of the fake charity collections taking advantage of people's generosity - Dominic Littlewood takes a look at how it is done.

In this episode, the scandal of the fake charity collections taking advantage of your generosity - we see for ourselves how it's done, and how it's costing legitimate charities millions. 

Plus the chip shops shifting fake fish, and the perils of not knowing what you are eating; the growing trend of people faking their own death for insurance claims; and the fake firework-bangers being sold to schoolchildren, which are both illegal and dangerous.

Since the making of this programme, Macmillan Cancer Support have asked us to point out that they do now make home clothing collections.

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Dominic Littlewood reveals the extent of fake goods in the UK.

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