Article: The real Del Boy who faked it as a millionaire; From fake Harry Potter videos through to dodgy Chanel No 19, London's counterfeit trade is thriving. But as the jailing of one real life 'Del Boy' shows, there is a lot more to it nowadays than flogging stuff out of a suitcase. Colin Freeman and Justin Davenport report.

WHEN Derrick "Del Boy" Davies moved into his smart new Essex home, it seemed that - like his namesake in Only Fools and Horses - he'd finally achieved his dream of becoming a millionaire.

All the trappings of newfound wealth were there - a [pound]300,000 ranch house complete with stables and office, a string of cars bearing "DEL" number plates, the five-acre garden with statues and fountain, plus two big dogs and a 24-hour CCTV system to guard it all.

Noting his ex-boxer's face and barrow-boy accent, his new neighbours couldn't work it out. Was he a National Lottery winner? No, they were told, he was a "just a market trader" from London who'd built up a ...

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