Restaurants, Bars Being Warned Of Fake Bills Circulating In Midtown

June 3, 2011 8:39 PM

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Local restaurants and retailers are being warned about bogus bills being passed in Midtown Sacramento.

Last week, R-15 restaurant took $300 worth of fake $20 bills, and a few fake $100 bills as well.

Managers say the bills are surprisingly high quality, and the counterfeit detected pens don’t work.

“It’s mostly a bar thing; I think people come in and they want to do a quick transaction, get it done, and they think people aren’t paying attention,” says one R-15 employee.

R-15 has since added a new counterfeit detection system that uses black light to check for proper markings.

Restaurants, Bars Being Warned Of Fake Bills Circulating In Midtown

Old technology wins

That is because with more technology, the perps can whitewash the paper & then print whatever bill they want. The easiest way to detect a counterfeit bill is to rub the front across a white sheet of paper. The ink used in real money never dries. Ask any one who counts money for a living. They will tell you that thier fingers get completely black because of the constant contact with the ink on the bills.
Ginna

Or they can hold the bill up at an angle to a light. It’s really quick if you know where to look for the printed stripe that indicates which bill it’s meant to be. The pens haven’t worked for years. If the bill is a bleached out $1, it’ll still show as real. The lights are never bright enough to light up the markings either.
Primetime Editorials

this is pathetic
people need to slow down and think before they act
http://ethicalfutures.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/man-kills-boils-and-eats-his-21-year-old-ex-girlfriend/
The Blogger

This is just a sign of the times. People are out of work & resorting to crime.

http://www.sacramento-blog-uncut.blogspot.com
Tyrone

bars and clubs charge $12 for a drink who is ripping who off.
Ahren9

When I was working at the Arco on Adren Way a lady gave me a fake $1 bill in between her other bills. Yes, I said a fake $1 bill.

Ginna

Think about it…if something comes out to $5.03 and you hand the clerk $6, if the $1 is counterfeit, you just pocketed $0.97. Do it enough times and it adds up quickly. People don’t realize how much a counterfeit small bill will work when most cash handling employees are taught to check $20s and higher, but they don’t check $5s or $1s. “I need change for a $1. Laundry day, gotta love quarters!”. Simple. It’d almost be better if we had what New Zealand has. Their paper money doesn’t have the same size or color. A $5 is a different size and color than their $10, so on and so forth. Their $1 is a coin and so is their $2.