Even without the fake number, there are a lot of other red flags - the spacing of the words on the creed, the feet, the texture of the leather, the style of the bag, the turnlock, and what looks like a big red flag in at least one of the creed words.
This is an OLD fake, BTW, and a lot of older bags were faked too, some of them pretty closely. Anyone who buys used Coaches without a way of checking the fake numbers list is going to have problems sooner or later.
There's a pretty up to date copy of the Fakes List right in the "Answers..." thread:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-24.html#post11763206
"I read one ebay guide that said all Coach purses with this number were fakes, but other guides indicate that the numbers are no way to tell for sure."
What that means is that a valid serial number alone is NEVER enough to prove a bag is
genuine. But an incorrect or invalid number
proves a bag is
fake 99.999 percent of the time.