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Fake Ferrari Ring Nabbed In Italy
Italian tax police recently busted a gang of auto-body shops building fake Ferraris across Italy. The counterfeit classics were selling online for just $30,000, a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
Everyone’s familiar with fake Gucci bags, imitation Rolex watches or
fraudulent
Louis Vuitton luggage. But how often does one encounter a
counterfeit
Ferrari? A group of bold and blatant auto-body shop workers have done what nobody else has- counterfeit that ultimate luxury brand and status symbol. And they’re now behind bars – thanks to the Italian tax police, the Guardia di Finanza.
In an operation that started in Maranello (where the Ferrari factory is based) and ended in Sicily (where the cars were being assembled), police accused 15 people of building the blood-red Ferrari...
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