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LCR, Liana possible continuation of the story (March 2008 ):..." last week was uncovered a criminal group of seven men, engaged in forgery of works of many great demand in the global art market, art. Fraudsters have used two Different schemes of creating and implementing fraudulent works of such masters as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and Andy Warhol, which allowed them to sell thousands of counterfeit prints and other works printed graphics in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe. Total revenue from illegal activities amounted to more than $ 5 000 000.

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Some of the established swindlers psevdoshedevrov services were sold through EBay Inc., The world's largest commercial Internet sites, said it is investigating the case the District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago (Patrick Fitzgerald). Other marketed through two art dealers living in the town of Northbrook (Northbrook) of Illinois, told the Chicago prosecutors.

Fraudsters engaged in fraud as actually existing works and creation of "original" works that were performed in simulating the author skillfully manipulated artists handwriting style, explained the assistant district attorney of Chicago, Nancy Miller (Nancy Miller).

Patrick Fitzgerald asks participants to trade in cultural objects to be vigilant: it is likely appearance at the antique market on other established swindlers "masterpieces".

"I observe a similar situation in the market of works of art for 30 years", - commented on the investigation the lawyer and art historian Scott Hodes (Scott Hodes), a Chicago partner of law firm Bryan Cave of St. Louis. Noting that reports of fraud of this kind (with a special love speculators use just by Picasso, Chagall and Warhol), appearing regularly since the late 80's. last century, the lawyer said: "Every time we feel like deja vu. ......