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Marcello Mega & Kris Gourlay

Scottish £100million Picasso faker accused of trying to sell more dodgy artwork

A Scottish artist who was exposed after claiming he found a Picasso in his attic, which turned out to be fake, has been accused of attempting to sell more dodgy artwork.

Dominic Currie hit the headlines eight years ago when he claimed to have stumbled across the £100million masterpiece in his very own home in a suitcase with other valuables.

Currie claimed the painting had been gifted to his mother by a Russian soldier, but the tale fell apart when experts got involved and recognised it as a fake - something Currie later admitted to and said the whole story was an "experiment."

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