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But bargain-hunters are now being warned that criminals could be profiting by selling fake versions of designer clothes, handbags, shoes and even football shirts for prices that suggest they are real.

And there’s more: I once dropped my driver’s license — far more valuable to me than any wallet — on Canal Street, an area known more for knockoff handbags than random kindness.

“I can’t believe I’m getting out,” she told a caseworker over the phone, scanning her clothes hangers, handbags, space heater, and flower pots.

Joe's highlight was a surprise off-agenda visit to a luxury goods market, where people were selling jeans and perfumes, along with fake Louis Vuitton handbags and Japanese washing machines, probably imported from China.

The FBI issued a warning to sports leagues noting that crime groups were targeting athletes’ homes in pursuit of cash and valuables including watches, designer handbags and jewelry.