A Lancashire woman, Barbara Murphy, is jailed after being convicted for selling counterfeit designer items through her Facebook page “Barbie Murphy.” Outlets report she used Facebook as a “shopping channel” and built a customer-facing operation that, over several years, took in around £500,000 from buyers.
Multiple reports say the scheme involved selling fake clothing and related goods online. They describe the business as operating for roughly four years and collapsing after enforcement action, with the online sales appearing to take place from a Facebook listing managed by Murphy. While the articles focus on different framing—such as the scale of the takings and the description of Facebook use as a shopping channel—they agree on the core facts: Murphy ran the page, sold counterfeit goods, and is sentenced to prison following the investigation and court outcome.
