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Saturday, April 18, 2009

British con men bilk French wine producers

By Mark Fisher | Saturday, April 18, 2009, 08:43 AM

Take a look at this Decanter.com story about French wine producers getting scammed by con men posing as British wine merchants.

And this scam is nearly identical to one that occurred just last year? And there’s a good chance the problem is far more widespread than reported because some wine producers who were victimized are too embarrassed to come forward?

Incredible.

Anyone want to buy a 1797 Lafite? It’s got Thomas Jefferson’s initials on it …

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