Australia Fake Notes are out there That's Right $50 Scratch me head today, shop keeper won't accept my $50 Got them whole stacks from the Bank ATM today. Just double check everything again , All Good!!! Thanks Goodness Me Lucky UV Lamp save the day again...
http://www.rousehillcourier.com.au/...ll-warning-could-you-tell-if-a-note-was-real/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-30/fake-50-dollar-notes-siezed-in-perth/6582692 http://www.afp.gov.au/policing/counterfeit-currency http://www.police.act.gov.au/~/media/act/pdf/counterfeit-currency.pdf Hope this Help others
These links above show what real notes look like. But what are the features to look for in the fake notes? We keep getting told that the notes are virtually impossible to fake but those police photos look pretty convincing. Maybe that's why they're developing new notes? EDIT: Adding this photo.
I've been told that the fake notes crumple like paper when you crush them in your hand but true notes "spring" back open. Don't take this as gospel for every potential type of counterfeit though.
Anyone for "seconds" ..... i wouldn't rule out the possibility of poor QC on notes that shouldn't have made it out ....
I don't What it got to do where I live? The notes comes from ATM. From The Bank. That's the facts. :lol: :lol:
Where I work which is cash only(a lot of it) we come across a whole range of counterfeits from the worst to the best, and yes they can come out of ATMs too
Every counterfeit banknote I've handled felt wrong just rubbing my fingers over it. The intaglio printing process creates raised ridges in all the very fine swirly lines so the notes have some texture to them. No idea how this guy was making his, but it's very difficult to create that effect in combination with all the other security features (like the aforementioned "springy-ness"). They can often get one of the features to a decent enough standard, but at the expense of one of the others e.g. you can get a good window, but not good texture or you can get good texture, but not a good crumple.
Good link, recommended. Pretty good video that was helpful. It does make you think... that was a one man operation from his house! Geez.
Not related to counterfeit Aussie currency; one of my human hosts used to work in a major Las Vegas resort that'd regularly find counterfeit US Dollars in the count room. They were required to complete a US Secret Service form for every single note. As you can imagine when hundreds of counterfeit bills are identified in a busy week, this generate a hefty volume of paperwork. Here is a link to current iteration of that form: http://www.secretservice.gov/forms/ssf1604.pdf