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Article: Jail for internet auction conman who sold fakes
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- Yorkshire Post
- Article date:
- February 14, 2007
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Scam operation foiled by sharp-eyed director
A CONMAN was caught with thousands of pounds of counterfeit
designer goods at his Yorkshire home after a company director
spotted a golf club with his own firm's trademark being sold on the
internet auction site eBay.
Leeds Crown Court heard yesterday that hundreds of items ranging
from briefcases and wallets to suits and jackets and bearing bogus
labels such as Armani, Prada and Gucci, were found when trading
standards and police officers searched the address in Harrogate Road,
Leeds.
The goods, which had been imported from the Far East, mainly Hong
Kong and Thailand, were intended for future sale on eBay using
accounts set up by Daniel Tamkin ...