I was tionged for a second time on my recent China trip. :( I received three (possibly more) counterfeit 100RMB notes when I made a withdrawal from an ATM machine in Beijing :mad:.
The first time I received counterfeit notes was back in 2010 (pictures below). The quality of the notes back then weren't great, and you could tell if you paid attention. I received them when the hotel refunded my cash deposit, and discovered it when I tried to pay for my cab ride to the airport. Since then, I always check any RMB notes I receive very carefully.
The quality of these counterfeit notes were excellent. They were discovered to be fake only when I tried to pay for a meal, and it was run though a counterfeit notes detector - for those who are wondering, the notes were checked as I handed them over, and there was no way for the cashier to swap them.
It took me a while to figure out how to tell them apart, and even then I couldn't pick them out easily once they were mixed in with genuine notes.
a) Two 100RMB notes with the same serial number MP97015677 - received from an ATM in Beijing in 2013.
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b) Watermark
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c) 'Shiny' security thread - you can tell them apart under sunlight, but it's hard to under incandescent and florescent light.
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d) Security thread held up against light - one method of telling them apart. A grey line is printed in its place on the fake.
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e) Under 365nm UV light - surefire method of detecting the fake
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Here is the image of the notes I received back in 2010:
Two 100RMB notes with the same serial number SJ72742471 - received from a hotel in Guangzhou in 2010.
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I no longer have them with me - the notes were surrendered to the police when I made a report about them. I didn't suffer an loss, as my company allows me to expense counterfeit currency received on working trips.
The first time I received counterfeit notes was back in 2010 (pictures below). The quality of the notes back then weren't great, and you could tell if you paid attention. I received them when the hotel refunded my cash deposit, and discovered it when I tried to pay for my cab ride to the airport. Since then, I always check any RMB notes I receive very carefully.
The quality of these counterfeit notes were excellent. They were discovered to be fake only when I tried to pay for a meal, and it was run though a counterfeit notes detector - for those who are wondering, the notes were checked as I handed them over, and there was no way for the cashier to swap them.
It took me a while to figure out how to tell them apart, and even then I couldn't pick them out easily once they were mixed in with genuine notes.
a) Two 100RMB notes with the same serial number MP97015677 - received from an ATM in Beijing in 2013.
b) Watermark
c) 'Shiny' security thread - you can tell them apart under sunlight, but it's hard to under incandescent and florescent light.
d) Security thread held up against light - one method of telling them apart. A grey line is printed in its place on the fake.
e) Under 365nm UV light - surefire method of detecting the fake
Here is the image of the notes I received back in 2010:
Two 100RMB notes with the same serial number SJ72742471 - received from a hotel in Guangzhou in 2010.
I no longer have them with me - the notes were surrendered to the police when I made a report about them. I didn't suffer an loss, as my company allows me to expense counterfeit currency received on working trips.