A HARROW fraudster attempting to sell fake deigner goods on the internet was snared by a trading standards sting.

Bhavin Shah, 28, who went by the eBay online moniker healthheaven2000, unknowingly sold Brent and Harrow Trading Standards officers fake razor blades during a sting.

An online fraud operation was uncovered, linking Shah, of Alveston Avenue, Harrow, to £26,000 worth of fake clothes, cosmetics and computer games lined up for sale on the popular website.

He pleaded guilty to possessing counterfeit goods at Harrow Magistrates Court and was sentenced on Wednesday. He was handed 270 hours community service, in addition to being made to pay costs of £2,009 to Brent and Harrow Trading Standards Service.

The defendant, who admitted his crime at a hearing on March 25, had been plying his illicit trade for at least a year-and-a-half.

A number of complaints were received by Trading Standards from unhappy customers who had been sold fake goods as early as December 2007.

Officers initially placed an order for 20 Gillette Mach3 Turbo razor cartridges with Shah. A further test purchase for more razor blades was conducted last April and a search warrant obtained in October.

Trading Standards officers discovered a horde of goods at Shah's home - all of which were confirmed as counterfeit. Shah was arrested and taken to South Harrow Police Station where he gave a no comment interview.

Among the haul were counterfeit Nike trainers, toothbrushes, hundreds of Adidas branded goods - including tracksuits and T-Shirts and dozens of computer games. Also found were designer clothes and goods, including Versace, Gucci, Lacoste, D&G and Armani. A stash of razor blades was also found.

But it was the seizure of three computers that revealed the true extent of his fraudulent operation as they contained evidence of customer transactions in addition to stock orders from China.

Harrow Magistrates' Court Chairman of the Bench, Alan Cohen, said: "This is a very serious offence. Your previous good character and guilty plea leads us to consider a community sentence more appropriate. Unpaid work within the community is not an easy option. Your liberty will be restricted and if it is not completed you could be sent to prison."

Bill Bilon, Director of Harrow and Brent Trading Standards, said: "We can only speculate how much money this man made. We know he has been trading on eBay for some time. This is a good result and we are pleased the Court saw the case as a very serious offence."

Portfolio holder for environment Councillor Susan Hall said: "Online crime is the scourge of today's digital society. This man thought he had a license to print money by fencing counterfeit goods but was caught by the excellent work of our officers.

"The result goes a small but significant way towards making the Internet a safer place to trade."

The court also granted forfeiture of all the counterfeit goods, which will now be destroyed and recycled.