what's the best way to counterfeit money?
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You use a color printer and color copier and then you go to a foriegn country and find some hapless victem (because they are unlikely to know what the real currency looks like)to exchange your fake money with real money.  Then you go to the bank and exchange the money you have with the money you want.  For instance, you don't want to counterfiet dollars. You want to counterfiet yens, yauns and pesos for example.
1128026
Simple : A fake dollar will not have the face on the right , some you can't see the face but their still real . There 's a someting a policeman told me when someone gave me a fake bill he said put the money up to a light and if it has a USA five or one or just what ever bill you got ! if is has that USA black written line going through the bill on any side it's real. That is one thing people can't copy! And some people don't even notice that.
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I am sure its legal since you altered it and are not using it as legal tender or even trying to convince anyone it is.\n\nI get coupons occasionally that look like a hundred dollar bill on one side and on the back side is a coupon for something.  I've seen money that looks real except for the face in the center is Alfred E Newman or some other odd character.\nSo obviously its okay to make a "spoof" or parody of currency, its just not okay to try and pass it off as real.
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YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DESTROY OR DEFACE GOVT. PROPERTY.\n\nUnited States currency and coinage are governed by federal law through the U.S. Treasury Department. Generally, it is illegal to fraudulently deface, mutilate, impair, diminish, falsify, scales or lightens any coins minted or "coined" in the United States or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in use or circulation as money within the U.S. (18 U.S.C. 331)\n\nIt is also a crime to fraudulently possess, pass, publish, sell or attempt to possess, pass, publish, sell or bring into the U.S. any such coin with knowledge that the coin has been altered, mutilated, defaced, etc. (18 U.S.C. 331)\n\n\nDefacing currency with the intent to alter the bill to gain a benefit is illegal. If someone alters a written instrument (such as a check) without permission and with the intent to gain a benefit, then it is called forgery, which is a crime. If one tried to alter a cash bill (like changing a $5 bill to a $20 bill) for the purpose of presenting the altered bill to gain a benefit, then that could be considered a forgery. Forgery of United States Currency in this manner is called counterfeiting and carries with it very stiff penalties.
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Excellent question. First contact your bank and sign an Affidavit of Forgery. This will do two things. First, the bank should reimburse your account. Secondly, a copy of the Affidavit of Forgery needs to be taken to the law enforcement agency of the city where the forgery took place. The bank should be able to help you and the police in showing where the forgery took place. This is very important as the location of the incident determines who has jurisdiction.\n\nNext, get a copy of your bank statement for the police. The police will also need the check which was forged. Please do not handle the check. Have it placed in an envelope as the check will have to be processed (fingerprinted). When you make the report with the police department, help them as much as you can. They will need to know how the person obtained your check. It will probably be someone you know.\n\nAfter the police make the report, get the report number and obtain a copy of the report for your own records. BTW if this was a credit card, the police will need an Affidavit of Unauthorized use and also a copy of the account.\n\nAfter you make the report, the investigating officer will contact the business where the check or credit card was used. There will probably be video of the suspects. This will help in identifying the suspects. Also, sometimes merchants will acquire a photo ID at the time of the sale and may have placed the DL or ID number on the back of the check. You would be surprised at the number of cases we see in a week.\n\nNormally, we do not do a handwriting analysis unless it is an extremely high amount. In FL, all forgeries are felonies regardless of the amount. Hope this helps.
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possibly, make sure it's real though !\n\nsearch for it on ebay "error bill" etc. "misprint bill"\n\nsee what's out there, and if there's a market for it/
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With the increase in technology it is easier to make counterfeit money.  With a good printer or copier and some thicker paper you can make a copy that will look the same as real money.  It's easy to spot the fakes when you touch them or look at them closely.  It is fairly easy to make good looking counterfeits though.
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You could:\n\n1. Cash the check if the bank has a local branch or local affiliate-branch. (safest option)\n\n2. Call the bank and see what info they will verify (open account, funds availability, name of maker, no stop payments, etc.)\n\n3. Have your bank send it out for collections (which could take weeks or be returned by the paying bank if they don't accept checks sent for collections).\n\n4. Request the funds be wired to you instead or sent as a postal money order, etc.\n\n5. Deposit it, wait two weeks and call the other bank to confirm if it's been paid (it can still be reversed if it's a fraudulent check)\n\n6. Go to a check cashing place and try to cash it there. Call one up and ask what happens if it comes back. I'm guessing they'll go after you.
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Another anti-counterfeiting device
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This, and almost certainly other laws as well (money laundering, mail/wire fraud, failure to declare export of financial instruments, RICO . . .):\n\n§ 480. Possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securities\n\n"Whoever, within the United States, knowingly and with intent to defraud, possesses or delivers any false, forged, or counterfeit bond, certificate, obligation, security, treasury note, bill, promise to pay, bank note, or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both."\n\nNot to forget: § 470. Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States, § 483. Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes, § 488. Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins and § 492. Forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia\n\nPerhaps also: § 21. Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined. A pretty complete list is here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=counterfeit&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_25.html
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In order to take something to the bank, it has to not be counterfeit, i.e. it has to be legal tender, a valid cheque, etc.  So to say of somebody's argument on a particular position that you can "take it to the bank" is to say the argument is true, valid, correct, etc.
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There are many types of forgery, most of which aren't tracked down by feds.\n\nIf you mean currency counterfeiting, then it's the Secret Service.
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receiving stolen property\nobtaining money/property under false pretenses
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I just "Googled" Money misprints and found a ton of listings. If you had done that before asking here, you would have had your answer, but I wouldn't have 2 points. But I do now, cause you didn't. Thanks!
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I suspect they cash accept them for deposit for the same reason that you deposit them, they appear to be the real thing. Anyone with a decent laser or inkject printer can create a check that looks real. If some basic information on the check is correct (such as a realistic routing number and an account number of the correct format) the accepting bank will not know the check or money order is forged untill it is rejected by the issuing bank.\n\nYou are wise to warn about this very common scam. If you make a legitament sale to someone overseas, it would be a good idea to speak with your bank about the safest methods to receive payment.
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www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm \nwww.fraud.org Protect yourself from clever scams! Please be EXTREMELY WARY of offers by distant strangers to send you a high value (but counterfeit) cashier's check/USPS Money order, and then have you wire the balance to them.  Banks will cash these counterfeit checks/USPS Money orders, but then hold you responsible for the funds when the check fails to clear!
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Get a check card.\nSome places will also allow you to send money orders, but its really best to get a debit or credit card so if you get scammed you can get your money back.