counterfeit money

[porsche4life]

I have a counterfeit $1.

Why would anybody counterfeit a $1?

I'd think it would cost nearly a buck to make a buck.... Why not make 5s? No one checks a 5spot...

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Groesbeck Hurricane

Years ago in Houston my FIL went outside to see what the commotion was. He talked a bit to the SS agent and went back inside. FIL is a bit gutsy and the guy must have liked him.

They were stuffing the neighbor's oldest into a nice vehicle, loading ALL computer equipment (EVERYTHING) from the house into two SUVs. They were going through the attic, every room, every closet, everything! The house was left a MESS.

Kid got a few Federal years for counterfeiting, a few State years for stealing all the equipment from his employer (walked out the back door of worst buy apparently), and his folks (17 charged as adult) got stuck with some large bills.

It is happening everywhere, even middle class America.

I did a slide show for the Secret Service back in the days before PowerPoint. One of the facts that surprised me was how many people would tear the corner off of 4 different 20s, and paste them onto a one. 99% of the clerks just look at the number in the corner and took it as a 20. The jail time is the same for that crime as printing a new note. They have no sense of humor at the secret service.

[porsche4life]

Yes, those are some rather unfunny dudes. They tend to like getting their way too.

[Mark Henry]

Originally Posted by Drdogface

A guy in Thailand, a local, tried to buy a stereo from me one night with a handful of fake 20's. They were so crappy and paper so thin it was beyond obvious. I called him on it and he just ran out of my house leaving me with this pile of paper...and no stereo. I had if for a while just as conversation piece.

You should have called the cops and if you were ever found in possession (ie. showing them to a "friend" and he didn't like you, calling the cops on you) of funny money the treasury boys could nail your butt. They don't have a sense of humour.

[Drdogface]

Originally Posted by Mark Henry

You should have called the cops and if you were ever found in possession (ie. showing them to a "friend" and he didn't like you, calling the cops on you) of funny money the treasury boys could nail your butt. They don't have a sense of humour.

This was actually in Thailand when I lived there in the '70's. I took a few to the local cops who were totally uninterested.

[URY914]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I did a slide show for the Secret Service back in the days before PowerPoint. One of the facts that surprised me was how many people would tear the corner off of 4 different 20s, and paste them onto a one. 99% of the clerks just look at the number in the corner and took it as a 20. The jail time is the same for that crime as printing a new note. They have no sense of humor at the secret service.

I know a guy in college that did the cutting off the corners deal and would go into strip clubs and get $20 lap dances for $1.

That is brave.

[Hawkeye's-911T]

By: Mark Henry - I know Australia is one that has plastic notes.

The one thing I noticed when I was living in Aussie is those plastic notes can be a bit of a b1tch when you try to pull a bill out of your wallet in anything more than a slight breeze. They are so damned slippery they all have a tendency to fly out while you're just trying to select one specific bank note. Ask me how I know.

Cheers
JB

[Mark Henry]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T

The one thing I noticed when I was living in Aussie is those plastic notes can be a bit of a b1tch when you try to pull a bill out of your wallet in anything more than a slight breeze. They are so damned slippery they all have a tendency to fly out while you're just trying to select one specific bank note. Ask me how I know.

Cheers
JB

Bank tellers hate them as well, they can't be counted with the speed that they're used to with the old paper/cotton bills.

[URY914]

I printer these up on my dot-matrix this morning.....

[peppy]

A few months ago I had a young girl try and pass a $100 bill. I caught it, but it was printed on a $5 bill.

[HarryD]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

How do those markers work?

They detect the starch that is in paper but not money.