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Birmingham Faces Influx of Counterfeit £20 Notes, TikTok Star Warns Shopkeepers Saturday, December 27, 2025 birmingham counterfeit currency tiktok shopkeepers scam malik twentypound warning retail A popular TikTok content creator has issued a warning to Birmingham shopkeepers about a rise in counterfeit £20 notes circulating in the city. Manny Malik, marketing director of the family-owned Malik Butchers in … Read More
Fake Apple AirPods Seized in £150k Raid at Bescot Market Tuesday, December 16, 2025 counterfeit airpods bescotmarket enforcement tradingstandards safety walsall police electricalgoods consumerprotection Council officers, alongside West Midlands Police and private-sector brand protection teams, seized counterfeit goods valued at £150,000—including fake Apple AirPods—during a raid at Bescot Market in the Black Country. The … Read More