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There are reliable methods to check whether signed sports memorabilia is legit or fake, Connor McDavid’s collectibles provider says in the wake of a forged McDavid jersey fiasco.

Last month, Edmonton police laid fraud and forgery charges against a man they allege inked phoney signatures from the Oilers star on team jerseys.

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Upper Deck, a U.S. collectibles supplier that has an exclusive deal with McDavid to provide signed memorabilia, issued a statement Wednesday on behalf of the stick-handling celebrity.

“I was very disappointed to learn that illegal merchandise, with my name, was being sold,” McDavid’s statement said. “It’s important to me that fans and collectors aren’t getting taken advantage of and that they have a trusted source for authentic autographs.”

There are extra steps fans should take to check whether any signed goodies are real, Upper Deck president Jason Masherah said in an interview Wednesday. Each McDavid-signed item has a holographic serial number sticker affixed. A matching sticker is stuck to the certificate of authenticity, he said.