Thousands stuck with fake art prints

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Be very careful if you want to buy art prints online such as from ebay. Those could be fake! A ring of art counterfeiters has sold thousands of prints since 1999 bearing the forged signatures of Picasso, Miro, Dali and other famous artists to buyers around the world. "Thousands of people will learn they ... bought a fake," said Chicago-based U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who announced indictments on Wednesday charging two Americans, a Spaniard from Barcelona, and two Italians from Milan and Monsummano with multiple counts of fraud. Have you ever bought anything on ebay and felt cheated or you are happy with what you got? Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080321/od_nm/art_fakes_odd_dc;_ylt=ApETfH1Xu2b4q.U4MI8VyRbtiBIF