‘Closing down after 29 years!’: The fake fashion boutiques stitching up shoppers on Facebook

‘Closing down after 29 years!’: The fake fashion boutiques stitching up shoppers on Facebook Websites claiming to be long-running businesses from the UK are scamming shoppers with poor quality items. They are actually based in China and using AI adverts and false reviews to dupe customers. James Holt investigates. A new AI-generated ad has appeared on social media for ‘Harper Manchester’ – which is actually based in China They have been branded a ‘complete scam’. Clothing sites claiming to be boutique, UK-based stores are flooding the market and enticing shoppers with realistic websites and a stream of fake reviews to…