larsb001 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) Saw this link in a Facebook group, it may interest some in here, seems to be organized fraud! It's an article regarding fake MC's in quantities. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/derby-fraudster-made-thousands-selling-4208225 Edited June 9, 2020 by larsb001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) I saw that too, and shared it. Glad he got the jail! Edited June 10, 2020 by peter monahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wilkinson Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 48 minutes ago, peter monahan said: I saw that too, and shared it. Glad he got the jail! Actually, he did not go to jail. He received a suspended sentence. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywhack Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) He got 2 years with 18 months suspended so I'm reading it hes going to jail for 6 months and to bloody right he should be good to jail for it! Edited June 10, 2020 by paddywhack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wilkinson Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, paddywhack said: He got 2 years with 18 months suspended so I'm reading it hes going to jail for 6 months and to bloody right he should be good to jail for it! No, you've got it wrong. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended for 18 months. If he re-offends within 18 months the two years imprisonment comes into effect. He is currently a free man. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywhack Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Ah I see!well that's not that much of a deterrent to any would be fakers out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Just got the news in my professional literature. https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/print-edition/2020/june/2447/news/raid-on-ebay-sellers-fake-medal-factory-run-from-garden-shed-leaves-market-reeling/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=atgnl&utm_campaign=atgnl-16062020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 There is a medieval French cathedral which has wall decorations of the tortures of hell , one depicts a forger being tortured by devils with instruments of his trade. That would be a marvellous punishment for this individual. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 It would be nice to establish any trade mark features on these medals to help identify these fakes, that is if they are as good as they purport to be. Makes you realise if someone can do this as a cottage industry what could be achieved with real industrial facilities and expertise. He got greedy, that appears to be what gave him away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Hello, I've also read the reports about that... "Nothing new under the sun", though. Let's never forget what happened in Germany... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 They were evidently very good and if for example sold with a great war pair to an MC recipient they could have passed muster unless subjected to the most detailed scrutiny. p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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