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Wine supplier Wine & Spirit International ha s warned retailers to be on the look out for suspicious sources of Maxim's Champagne.

The company has been the victim of a fraud, in which an individual ordered a large amount of Champagne, sending in a fake bank counterfoil to show the payment had been made. A suspected fraudulent cheque had been used to pay the money into the bank and the bank, when asked, had confirmed the payment.

The fraudster had posed as a genuine employee of a genuine company. Maxim's ...

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