A business inadvertently gives you counterfeit money — are you stuck with it?

[jeff of pa]

In most cases, yes. But what if that business happens to be a branch of the federal government?

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[Iron Patch]

Re: A business inadvertently gives you counterfeit money — are you stuck with it

If they went back to the post office and recovered more fake bills I say the post office should take the loss. But if they check, and there is nothing, then he will have to remain on the hook for the cash otherwise every counterfeiter would just cash a money order every other day, and if caught with fake bills say the same thing happened.

 

[stefen]

If the phony bills are brought to the clerks attention before you leave the counter, then they would be responsible to make a correction.

However, if you leave and return, then they can say you made a switch and tell you to pound sand.

At a coffee shop in Villa Park where I frequent, a young teenager cashed a $25 bill...someone added a 2 to a fiver and passed it....not all kids are future rocket scientists.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

In my years of bartending, I've seen two $20 bills. but the best was a counterfeit $5. No one EVER checks $5 bills to see if they are fake.

 

[Tony66]

I was a station attendant years ago and worked behind a register. There were a couple of times someone tried to pass off doctored $1's as $5's.

 

[spartacus53]

I was a station attendant years ago and worked behind a register. There were a couple of times someone tried to pass off doctored $1's as $5's.

Those are easy to spot, especially when written over in magic marker

 

[Tony66]

I was a station attendant years ago and worked behind a register. There were a couple of times someone tried to pass off doctored $1's as $5's.

Those are easy to spot, especially when written over in magic marker

What's so magic about a marker

 

[jeff of pa]

I was a station attendant years ago and worked behind a register. There were a couple of times someone tried to pass off doctored $1's as $5's.

Those are easy to spot, especially when written over in magic marker

What's so magic about a marker

I Have always Wondered that also.

Markers have Ink in them

Everyone knows Ink Marks Things.

No Magic Involved.

 

[bigwater]

The magic comes into play when you try to get the ink off of something.

I still think it's ridiculous that the Post Office passed those bills out. I realize the law says that once he walks out with them they're his. I also realize that Postal Employees are not Secret Service agents trained to spot counterfeits from a mile away. But come on. Even 16 year old kids working at McDonalds are given rudimentary training on detecting a fake bill.

 

[jeff of pa]

Although only a Slight possability,
The Postal Employee may have been the Culpret .

Odd they took eight $100 bills from somone without
Batting an Eye, Then just happend
to hand the same eight $100 bills to one Customer.

Also he may have Known it was a "Hot Potato"
& Was just waiting for the first chance to
pass it on Knowing if he only handed
one or two out at a time,
More chance of getting caught with the rest.

as for easy Detection ?
The Fed is changing the Looks of our Bills
more often then they change their Underware.
I'm sure Some just Think it
must be the lastest Fadd from the Mint
when a bill looks fake.

 

[Frankn]

Here's a strange one! When I was in high School, the guy next to me had a habit of separating the front and back of a 1&10 and swithing them. he said he would pass the bill to a clerk 10 side up and they never noticed. He would peel the front and back apart starting from the corner. It really worked on bills in the 1950's. I guess these could fool a changing machine today with all the new patterns of the new designs they have had to loosen up on the specs.

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[Tony66]

Here's a strange one! When I was in high School, the guy next to me had a habit of separating the front and back of a 1&10 and swithing them. he said he would pass the bill to a clerk 10 side up and they never noticed. He would peel the front and back apart starting from the corner. It really worked on bills in the 1950's. I guess these could fool a changing machine today with all the new patterns of the new designs they have had to loosen up on the specs.

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thats sort-a weird that you mention that. My mother was a bank teller in the 50's and mentioned that she's seen that same thing done with a $5 bill. I've never heard anyone mention that before and thought maybe she was wrong, you're the first person, other than my mother, that I've ever heard (read) talk about that. That's kind-a wild to me.

 

[diggummup]

Here's a strange one! When I was in high School, the guy next to me had a habit of separating the front and back of a 1&10 and swithing them. he said he would pass the bill to a clerk 10 side up and they never noticed. He would peel the front and back apart starting from the corner. It really worked on bills in the 1950's. I guess these could fool a changing machine today with all the new patterns of the new designs they have had to loosen up on the specs.

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How the heck can you seperate a bill that way, razor blade? It's kinda thin to start with aint it?

 

[Tony66]

Here's a strange one! When I was in high School, the guy next to me had a habit of separating the front and back of a 1&10 and swithing them. he said he would pass the bill to a clerk 10 side up and they never noticed. He would peel the front and back apart starting from the corner. It really worked on bills in the 1950's. I guess these could fool a changing machine today with all the new patterns of the new designs they have had to loosen up on the specs.

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How the heck can you seperate a bill that way, razor blade? It's kinda thin to start with aint it?

Thats what I thought too, thought my mother was mistaken. Never heard it mentioned again til this thread and I still have the same question you do. Hate to repeat what you said, but,

 

[Monty]

When my daughter was in high school it was a fad to barely cut the edge of a 20 dollar bill with an exacto knife and pull out that little red string. It will come right out and they collected them. I suppose that was highly illegal. Monty

 

[GopherDaGold]

What's so magic about a marker

Ever sniff one?

 

[mascallw119]

What a nightmare for that man to have received those counterfeit bills. My next question would be is, where can one be well educated on exactly what to look for in order to determine whether or not a bill received is counterfeit? This should not have to be a situation of guesswork for anyone having to transact any kind of business whether at the post office or local grocery store. I feel so sorry for that man. That is truly a nightmare of a situation for anybody.