Wadders
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 06:28 PM |
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counterfiet cash worry
sold my old van yesterday, guy left a deposit, said he would come today at around 12.00pm to collect, bringing cash with him to pay. I reckoned on
taking him to the bank and paying it in before handing over the keys. Thing is he never showed, and has just phoned me to say hes on his way.
I'm now getting paranoid in case the cash is dodgy, as other than my eyes iv'e got no way of checking it.
Am i being daft or are forgeries hard to spot? Any tips advice welcome.
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 06:33 PM |
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look really close at the foil dashes. You should be able to see fibres of paper overlapping the foil. If its a straight cut end its a fake. 
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DIY Si
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 06:39 PM |
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Also, some of them have the foil strip in the wrong place. I think it should go down the centre of the E.R. bit.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 06:41 PM |
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If he pays in fiftys, rub the red part onto some white paper. If the red comes off onto the white, then they are genuine. Photocopies do not do this.
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balidey
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 06:41 PM |
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Do you have a local pub you are a regular at, that the landlord knows you well? You could always go there and use their UV light or pen.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 06:57 PM |
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look for the watermark,should be queenie with a bacon roll in her hand or similar
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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jimmyjoebob
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 07:09 PM |
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If the notes are in reasonable condition, the words Bank of England should appear rough to the touch.
The paper should appear slightly shiny on the front of the note compared to the back.
Each bank note has a unique serial number.
If at first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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thunderace
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 07:15 PM |
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the bank rub them on white paper for a quick check ,as real nots are dyed and the ink will come off .
this works for all notes
nitram38
posted on 24/11/06 at 06:41 PM
If he pays in fiftys, rub the red part onto some white paper. If the red comes off onto the white, then they are genuine. Photocopies do not do this.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 07:19 PM |
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Also, pics of Mickey Mouse, rather than Pluto, deem them fake! 
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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Wadders
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 07:41 PM |
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Thanks chaps, i'm even more worried now
just been to the local post office/offy, who i know quite well, was going to ask if they would loan me a checker. Got there to find a plod on the
doorstep and the place closed, looks like they had some trouble. What is the world coming to. Never though i'd worry about accepting a bag of
cash
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Stu16v
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 07:43 PM |
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Probably been robbed by a bloke who wanted some cash to buy a van!
Dont just build it.....make it!
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chockymonster
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 08:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Stu16v
Probably been robbed by a bloke who wanted some cash to buy a van!
at least it would be genuine
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Avoneer
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 09:41 PM |
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Yep - the only sure way is the wet ink test.
Each note has a shape that never dries and it will rub it's colour onto white paper.
From memory, it's the small circle on the fiver, square on a tenner and......oooh, never had a bigger note!
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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Wadders
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 09:51 PM |
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Thanks for all the replies chaps, for good or bad the deal is done. to my untrained eye, they look feel and smell real and the guy gave me his
picture license to fill the dvla forms in with, so at least i know where he lives. didn't get any bad vibes from him either, so hopefully should
be ok. Think i'm just getting paranoid in my old age
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 09:55 PM |
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better to be paraniod than gullible!
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Wadders
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 09:56 PM |
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Isn't that somewher in cornwall?
Originally posted by JoelP
better to be paraniod than gullible!
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jambojeef
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 10:57 PM |
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I had something similar when I sold my old XJS last year to a guy from Glasgow.
He came round with Scottish notes and I had to look them all up on the net to see what they should look like.
I wasnt as ease with the transaction and what made it worse was when I took the cash to the bank to pay it in they said "just a minute
sir", pulled the "position closed" curtain down and went out the back to check it some way or another?!
I thought it all had to be checked in front you - so I reckon its the banks you've got to watch out for.....
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DEAN C.
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| posted on 25/11/06 at 04:18 PM |
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These £20 fakes are everywhere,I've had a couple that I have noticed from my banks cashpoint!!!!!!
The look like a copy with no raising on the printing if you know what I mean. The watermarks have an old bird even uglier than Her Majesty.Sorry!
Maaam!
Thats my Knighthood gone.
On radio 2 the other day they were saying its more common than people realise.
I cant remember where mine went,I must have mixed the up with my real ones!
Once I've finished a project why do I start another?
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