https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit_money
Counterfeit money is currency produced outside of the legal sanction of a state or government, usually in a deliberate attempt to imitate that currency.
https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2020-12/KnowYourMoney.pdf
Paper U.S. currency paper consists of 25% linen and 75% cotton and contains small randomly disbursed red and blue security fibers embedded throughout the paper.
https://www.interpol.int/en/Crimes/Counterfeit-currency-and-security-documents
INTERPOL provides sophisticated tools, comprehensive databases and hands-on training to take the guesswork out of identifying fake banknotes and documents.
https://www.frbservices.org/resources/financial-services/cash/exception-processing/counterfeit-currency.html
Handling Counterfeit Currency. Federal Reserve Banks do not accept deposits of counterfeit or unlawfully altered currency or coin.
https://finance.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/detect-counterfeit.pdf
Feel the texture of the bill. People who handle money many times, such as cashiers, can identify a lower-quality fake bill instantly just by touching it.
https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/historical-reading-room/catching-counterfeiters
By the 1860's, an estimated one-third of the currency in circulation was counterfeit. ... counterfeiting money demanded special attention to prohibit it.
https://www.occ.treas.gov/topics/supervision-and-examination/bank-operations/financial-crime/counterfeit-or-stolen-instruments/index-counterfeit-or-stolen-instruments.html
Report Counterfeit Currency. Visit the Secret Service website to complete a Counterfeit Note Report or contact your local U.S. Secret Service field office. ( ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit_money
Counterfeit money is currency produced outside of the legal sanction of a state or government, usually in a deliberate attempt to imitate that currency.
https://www.bundesbank.de/en/tasks/cash-management/counterfeit-money/counterfeit-money-623650
The Counterfeit Money Unit's task is to examine and store counterfeit money of any currency which is seized in Germany or confiscated by the police.
https://www.moldpres.md/eng/society/criminal-ring-detained-for-uttering-counterfeit-money-in-moldova
Mar 25, 2016 — In March 2015, police officers purchased ten thousand counterfeit euros again. Subsequently, policemen received another 20 thousand counterfeit ...
https://money.howstuffworks.com/counterfeit.htm
You can create fake money with a computer, a scanner and a color printer in about 10 minutes. Though whether it will pass muster is another story.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/small-businesses-in-downtown-howell-targeted-by-counterfeit-cash-scheme
4 days ago — Small businesses in downtown Howell are on high alert after a new wave of fake cash started hitting registers.
https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Methodsandtrends/Money-laundering-terrorist-financing-counterfeit-currency.html
The circulation of counterfeit currency can seriously destabilise a country's currency and as such represents a serious threat to national economies. The FATF ...
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12597.htm
Apr 9, 2025 — A counterfeit note cannot be exchanged for a genuine one, and it is illegal to knowingly pass counterfeit currency. If you live in the United ...
https://www.uscurrency.gov/report-counterfeit
Nov 1, 2024 — Discover what to do if you think you've received a counterfeit note.
https://www.tookitaki.com/compliance-hub/what-is-counterfeit-money-and-how-to-protect-yourself
Counterfeit money is a deceptive imitation of genuine currency circulating within an economy. These notes are without the backing of a legitimate authority.
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/modern-techniques-counterfeiting-money
THE TWO CHIEF METHODS OF COUNTERFEITING COINS ARE CASTING AND STRIKING. IN CASTING, THE METAL (USUALLY A LEAD ALLOY) IS POURED INTO A PREFABRICATED MOLD WHICH ...
https://kcpolice.org/crime/economic-crimes/criminal-offenses-investigated/counterfeit-money/
Counterfeit Money ... Manufacturing counterfeit United States currency or altering genuine currency to increase its value is a violation of Title 18, Section 471 ...
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7001485
1 day ago — Counterfeit currency has been circulating around London in recent weeks, according to police, and local business owners are encouraging the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit_money
Counterfeit money is currency produced outside of the legal sanction of a state or government, usually in a deliberate attempt to imitate that currency.