Dubai
I also got conned by this artist in Dubai! I've done quite a lot of research on the web and found out a lot about it!
It's not 1 person operating alone, there's a gang of 20 to 30 people operating this scam in the UAE for the past 6 years (members of the Mafia). They are originally from Naples, holding fake identities/addresses and they've been searched internationally as they have criminal history in other countries where the scam reached higher levels. They remain in the UAE due to a lack of extradition treaties. This is just one of the many italian organized crimes that have been operated globally.

Organized Crime is nowdays the biggest business in Italy according to the Confesercenti authoritative report, it takes about $250 million/ day from retailers and businessmen. The UAE is an important crossroads for business, and as result, also for crime. These gangs normally mantain legitime business holdings worldwide that are offen used as a cover for their criminal operations.

Be aware of this scam! His name was Gaetano which is associated to a range of other scams worldwide. These people are extremely skilled and enjoy taking honest money from others! The best artists wear suit and tie, and the funny thing is that I recently saw the same guy on a maserati!

CHECK OUT THESE LINKS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aSSzZv5d60

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYtpaO6MMA&feature=relmfu

Emporio Fashion Company is losing business if it is a company with good reputation due to those persons like who are using the company name to steal other people with good faith who believe in people with economical needs. Therefore, we accept their liars as true.
Yesterday (March 24, 2012), I faced one of those persons in Culver City California. He asked for directions how to get the LAX (Airport) because he has to fly to Italy, after directions were provided he introduced himself as Salvatore from Milano Italy. He was in Beverly Hills in an exposition of “Alta Moda” representing EMPORIO FASHION. For this reason he had some coats for man and woman. He asked 1000 USA dollars for one man coat and then we will give me 4 woman coats.
He was trying to convince me for almost 5 minutes finally I gave $100 per 2 coats.
He was dressing for successful business and driving a white 2010 to 2012 USV automobile ( Toyota, or Infinity); He looked as a 35 to 45 years old.

I am Andreas Ioannou of Cyprus, Larnaca!I have just got the same adventure here in Aradihppou area, next to Lidl big supermarket.The Italian guy come towards me when he saw me going towards the main entrance of the supermarket, He started to tell me that
he came to Nicosia, Cyprus to participate to a cloth exhibition and he his ready to travel back to Italy and he did not want to take back his samples to Italy, he offerd me to have them for nothing!Then showed me many other cloths, suits, shirts, beltetc etc..told me about the values of each peaces and then ask me to give him 150 Euros to pay his car rent befor leaving Larnaca airport the afternoon.Ten showed me again oter things, Bla, bla, bla...Finally he managed to pick me 370 Eyros ! He gave me the following cloths :
1 suit, two leather jackets, shirts different colors, 1 lether belt, and then at the last momentbefor leaving because my money was finished he game for 70 Euros another leather Jacket.I hope that is a good lesson for me and fron now on I will contact the Police .