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Police in Valencia and Madrid have apprehended 8 people involved in a fake premium car ring after receiving a tip from a Ferrari Spain representative who had noticed a fake car being sold online.
The criminals transformed mid-level automobiles into Ferraris and Aston Martins. Fibreglass components were built in-house, and another shop took care of badges and logos to make the falsification complete. In fact, no untrained eye could tell the difference.
The fake cars were then sold through the Internet at €40,000 (approx. $55,000), which is roughly a fifth of what some of the real models are worth.
Overall, police seized 17 fake Ferraris and 2 fake Aston Martins.
Source : leparisien.fr
The criminals transformed mid-level automobiles into Ferraris and Aston Martins. Fibreglass components were built in-house, and another shop took care of badges and logos to make the falsification complete. In fact, no untrained eye could tell the difference.
The fake cars were then sold through the Internet at €40,000 (approx. $55,000), which is roughly a fifth of what some of the real models are worth.
Overall, police seized 17 fake Ferraris and 2 fake Aston Martins.
Source : leparisien.fr
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| Photo: Sébastien D'Amour |