Russian pirates caught doing some Finn wrong

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NEWS Police in Finland have caught a gang of Russian internet fraudsters who were illegally selling pirated digital recordings through a bogus website. The gang operated thorough an illegal site called levyshop.fi where CDs, PlayStation games and movies were being sold for as little as £3. The police confirmed goods sold were pirate copies. A Russian man believed to be the main suspect in the case, has been arrested. According to newspaper reports the domain name owner was a Russian citizen and the page was hosted on a server located in Russia.

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