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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.

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Fake Britain: Series 3 - 30 Minute Versions

Dominic Littlewood

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Fake Britain: Series 3 - 30 Minute Versions: Episode 5

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Series 3 - 30 Minute Versions

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The man who turned detective to catch the faker who stole his identity and 7,000 pounds.

Consumer series. Revealing the banknote counterfeiting gang that tried to beat the Bank of England, and the battlefield tour conman who scammed war veterans.

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, the banknote counterfeiting gang that tried to beat the Bank of England - we're with the City of London police as they give the money forgers a very rude awakening. The battlefield tour conman who took war veterans for a ride by taking them nowhere at all. And the terrifying new credit card fakery that's almost completely undetectable.

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Dominic Littlewood reveals the extent of fake goods in the UK. Contains revised repeats.

Dominic Littlewood reveals the extent of fake goods in the UK. Episodes in this series have previously been broadcast in a different form

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