Funny Money or $20 loss

[Double T]

I got a fake 20 from my credit union. I went in and they took it, called the fuzz, and gave me a $20 was good. It pays to go inside and withdraw money from a human. The bank also has insurance for this, I don't.

 

[Hkindiana]

I have only gotten two counterfeit $100 bills, and both were given to me by a bank, several months apart. The second bill I had to argue the fact that it was bogus with the teller, the assistant manager, and then the manager. She finally agreed to call the Feds, and then came back and said that it was indeed fake. The original teller then asked me, believe it or not, "would you like a different bill?". The bank took the loss on both bills, but MY name and info were given to the Treasury department. On a brighter note, I pulled a nice 1866 Indian Head penny out of change the other day - worth about $50.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I would point out that a couple of cruise missiles could do much to reduce the counterfeiting problem. After all, the Iranian and North Korean national mints alternately rate as the largest and second-largest counterfeiters of US currency in the world.

 

[Clay]

I try'n keep 1 on-hand........

Doesn't really help much if you know how to defeat it.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Someone threw a dollar on a new HP printer the other day,and it would only print half of it,either vertical,or horizontal.The printers must be that good that the Gmet has a new money sensor built in.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Ive even seen a few stores, typically mom and pop stores, that have signs stating they refuse to except the old style $100 dollar bills.

As others have said, know what to look for and you wont get burned.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Someone threw a dollar on a new HP printer the other day,and it would only print half of it,either vertical,or horizontal.The printers must be that good that the Gmet has a new money sensor built in.

Yes. They are. And they arent foolproof. I flew to Austin for training last week. when trying to copy my receipts for my expense report (we have to give them a photocopy so they can feed it into the document archiver... it doesnt handle anything smaller than 8x10) my fancy-dancy copier refused to copy the checked luggage receipt that was printed on boarding pass stock. The return flight that was printed on regular receipt paper copied fine. It took 4 tries, with the final one working after I drew on it with a sharpie.

 

[Hkindiana]

Someone threw a dollar on a new HP printer the other day,and it would only print half of it,either vertical,or horizontal.The printers must be that good that the Gmet has a new money sensor built in.

i had a friend who worked at Kinkos who showed me how their laser copier would not print money. He put in a bill, and instead of copying it, the machine gave an error message. I took a dollar bill and turned it 90 degrees, and his machine kicked out a copy. His eyes got real big, and he quickly destroyed the copy. I also watched a tv show one night that SHOWED how counterfeiters defeated the test pens. It is a simple process, and thanks to that show, LOTS of people were educated on how to do it - incredibly stupid of them.

 

[IndyDave1776]

i had a friend who worked at Kinkos who showed me how their laser copier would not print money. He put in a bill, and instead of copying it, the machine gave an error message. I took a dollar bill and turned it 90 degrees, and his machine kicked out a copy. His eyes got real big, and he quickly destroyed the copy. I also watched a tv show one night that SHOWED how counterfeiters defeated the test pens. It is a simple process, and thanks to that show, LOYS of people were educated on how to do it - incredibly stupid of them.

How many people are LOYS of them?

Yes, I know what you meant, but couldn't pass it up! We understand, it is only one key off on your keyboard.

 

[pudly]

How many people are LOYS of them?

Less than LOYS and LOYS.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

We sometimes get fake one-dollar bills in our change machine.

 

[IndyDave1776]

We sometimes get fake one-dollar bills in our change machine.

It seems like making a counterfeit $1 would be more trouble than its worth.

 

[BGDave]

I would point out that a couple of cruise missiles could do much to reduce the counterfeiting problem. After all, the Iranian and North Korean national mints alternately rate as the largest and second-largest counterfeiters of US currency in the world.

Commies, next thing you know they'll be jacking with our bodily fluids with fluoride. Col. Kong could ride one down on them.
On another note, I believe you are correct about the counterfeiting.

 

[pudly]

Commies, next thing you know they'll be jacking with our bodily fluids with fluoride. Col. Kong could ride one down on them.
On another note, I believe you are correct about the counterfeiting.

Oh. He is definitely correct. Counterfeiting another countries money is considered an act of war because it is a prime way to undermine their economy.

 

[drop45]

I found that out with a hundo once. Sad day

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

It seems like making a counterfeit $1 would be more trouble than its worth.

That's what I always thought, but maybe it has to do with being a lot safer since you're not passing the bill to an actual person. Either the changer takes it and you get four quarters, or it just spits it back out and you throw it away.

But definitely not a thing for the ambitious counterfeit "artist".

 

[bluewraith]

Someone threw a dollar on a new HP printer the other day,and it would only print half of it,either vertical,or horizontal.The printers must be that good that the Gmet has a new money sensor built in.

Its much lower tech than you'd think..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

The test pens do NOT work on real bills that have been bleached.