More fake money seen in our town

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@PatZAnthony (14749)
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 12, 2021 3:05pm CST
Not just our town, but many places seem to be seeing an increase in counterfeit money. As hard as most of us work for what we earn, we don't want to be scammed by being given money that is worthless. This is not something that has happened to us, but we have several friends who have been given counterfeit money. It's a terrible thing to do to someone, isn't it? Have you heard about this where you live?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Jan 21
That’s awful! We don’t use cash, but I better check the $20 bill hubs found in a shrub on our walk. It looked pretty real to me.
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• United States
12 Jan 21
Wouldn't it be something if its real.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Jan 21
@popciclecold I believe it is real. Haven’t heard of anything like that in our town happening or elsewhere in our state.
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• United States
12 Jan 21
@DianneN It always makes me chuckle, counterfeit money seems like really old times..
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@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
12 Jan 21
Yes so many fake money here so better to check 1st the money. Before you. Accept.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
Yes, double checking our money is a must these days, isn't it?
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@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
20 Jan 21
@PatZAnthony you're right before i accept i checked 1st
@rebelann (112879)
• El Paso, Texas
13 Jan 21
First I've heard of it. I rarely have money on me so hopefully what I get from the bank if I do have money on me is not counterfeit
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@rebelann (112879)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 21
Scary thought @PatZAnthony You'd think banks would have a means to check for counterfeit.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
It would be very unfair for bank to pass counterfeit bills. But-does someone check all the bills? A few years back we had problems with fives.
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@JudyEv (340106)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 21
It would be awful to have a purse full of worthless money.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
yes @JudyEv It's practically worthless now. Imagine if it was 100% worthless!
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@JudyEv (340106)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 21
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
12 Jan 21
Haven't seen it here and hope we don't.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
Let's hope you never do. We wind up on the short end of that deal because no one is going to replace it for us.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
18 Jan 21
@PatZAnthony Would be great if they knew where they got it. I know some places will investigate and the police will too, at least here. Every report they get helps them track down who's doing it.
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
12 Jan 21
I have seen stories on the news.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
It is such a terrible thing to pass along fake money. An innocent person comes away empty handed.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Jan 21
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@May2k8 (18361)
• Indonesia
13 Jan 21
I have always received real money, someone said fakes money are usually easily damaged when washed.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
We know several (some businesses also) who have been given fake bills. They are just stuck.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
13 Jan 21
That's nasty! Those kind of people are the worst I haven't encountered fake money so far. Hopefully never will.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
It is really a terrible way to steal from someone, giving change with fake money. The other person is just stuck.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Jan 21
Pity there is not a way to turn in that fake money if you ever got it and exchange it for the real deal No I had not heard about any here
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
Yes, the person getting the fake money loses out. No way around it @RebeccasFarm
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@jstory07 (139743)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 Jan 21
I live in a small town and have not heard of it happening here.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
Maybe smaller towns have less issues when it comes to fake money? I'm not sure about that.
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@RasmaSandra (79875)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Jan 21
I have not heard anything like that here but I mostly shop with my debit card.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
30 Jan 21
Using plastic seems to be the safest thing if you are paying for something and not getting cash back. For all we know cash that is fake could be passed at ATM machines or from stores.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Jan 21
Have you reported it to the authorities?
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
Everyone we know who has had one has reported it. The police want to see it before it even gets to the bank!
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@Deepizzaguy (102887)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jan 21
As far I know, there are no news reports of counterfeit money in my area.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
12 Jan 21
Nope. In my area we don't have much criminal activity.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
That must be really nice. It seems the larger the city and the more items to steal the more crime there is.
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@popciclecold (38742)
• United States
12 Jan 21
It's been a while but it has happened. Yeah, its sad when they are told the money is counterfeit.
• United States
19 Jan 21
@PatZAnthony Really sad.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 Jan 21
And the counterfeit money is not replaced, so the person with it is just stuck for whatever amount they had.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
19 Jan 21
I work as a ticket seller at the racecourse and once took a counterfeit note. They are very hard to spot.
@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
3 Feb 21
No, I have not heard about fake money here where I live. That is scary.