‘FAST AND FURIOUS’ BADASS I’m the REAL Victim in Hermes Ladies Purse Scam

The gun-toting, Vin Diesel-hating villain from “The Fast and The Furious” is now a major player in the dangerous world of women’s fashion accessories … and TMZ has learned he’s now at the center of a lawsuit involving the most COVETED purse on the planet.

Rick Yune — who played Asian gang leader Johnny Tran in the 2001 flick — is being sued by a husband and wife duo from London who claim they struck a deal with Yune to buy 10 Hermes Birkin handbags in October 2011.

MANSLATION: The Hermes Birkin bags are the Holy Grail of hand bags … famously prized by Samantha in “Sex and the City” … and with a super-long waiting list, they’re virtually IMPOSSIBLE to obtain.

The London couple claim they wired Yune $198k for the first 8 bags … and promised to pay him another $95k for 2 additional bags upon delivery.

According to the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ, the couple claims they NEVER got the bags … and Yune never returned their cash. The Brits are suing for their money back … plus damages.

But Yune is calling BS … a rep for the actor tells TMZ the actor insists he DID deliver the bags to a man who works for the couple … and Yune believes that particular employee ran off with the goods.

The rep adds, “Rick is not only a very successful actor and businessman, he is one of the most honest people out there. It’s a shame someone is trying to tarnish his name and he has fallen victim to a scam.”