Vinyl forger jailed after making £2.7m from fake records

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 18:44

A vinyl forger was jailed for three-and-a-half years after making £2.7 million selling fake records.

Rehan Ahmed, 40, manufactured thousands of counterfeit vinyl records of artists including the Beatles, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift at an industrial site in London. The operation represents the largest fake vinyl haul ever found by UK police.

How it is being reported

• Vinyl forger made £2.7 million profit selling fake Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran recordsThe Independent · 21 Sept, 10:50
• Forger made £2.7m from largest fake vinyl haul ever found by UK policeSky News · 21 Sept, 10:50

In this story: Rehan Ahmed · UK police · London · Beatles · Ed Sheeran · Taylor Swift

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