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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

Bella Falk

Fake Britain: Series 3: Episode 6

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Episode 6

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City of London police go in pursuit of one of the country's most audacious ID fraudsters.

Consumer series. City of London police go in pursuit of one of the country's most audacious ID fraudsters, whose fakery is taking hundreds of thousands of pounds off the state.

Dominic Littlewood investigates the conmen who are trying to get their hands on your money by using fakes, forgeries and frauds and shows you how to avoid getting ripped off.

On today's programme, we're with the City of London police as they go in pursuit of one of the country's most audacious ID fraudsters, whose fakery is taking hundreds of thousands of pounds off the state and into his pocket. The fake baby carriers putting your child's safety in jeopardy. And how one faker even compromised aircraft fire extinguishers.

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