How To Spot Fake Counterfeit Money
How To Spot Fake Counterfeit Money
When you sell your car by owner you need to be very careful when you accept cash because it could be fake money or counterfeit money.
I was reading an article on how to spot counterfeit money that I wanted to share with you.
They take you step by step how to spot fake counterfeit money.
Follow the step by step instructions how to spot counterfeit money so when you sell your car for cash you don’t get ripped off.
Step 1) Look and Feel
This is as far as most people go, and it’s good enough most of the time. US bank notes are printed on special paper that’s 75 percent cotton and 25 percent linen. The linen gives it an extra stiffness that’s distinctive. There are also red and blue fibers imbedded in the paper. Bank notes are printed with a process called “intaglio” that leaves ink on top of the paper, giving the money a distinctive texture. The printing is also very high quality, so the lines are sharp and clear, not broken, fuzzy, or blobby.
Step 2) Color-Shifting Ink
Bank notes bigger than the $5 bill use color-shifting ink to print the number showing the denomination in the lower-right-hand corner. Just look at the numbers head-on, and then from an angle. For genuine notes the color will shift (copper-to-green or green-to-black).
You can get this far pretty discreetly. The look and feel you’re checking automatically as soon as the bill is handed to you, and you can confirm the color-shifting ink in a quick glance. Going further will require that you hold the note up to the light, which is basically saying that you think you might have gotten counterfeit money. A lot of people hesitate to do that, but it’s the next step if you want to be sure.
Step 3) Watermark
All bills bigger than a $2 now have a watermark; hold the bill up to the light to see it. For the $10, $20, $50, and $100, the image matches the portrait. You can use the watermark to spot bills that have been bleached and reprinted with a higher denomination. The watermark is part of the paper and is visible from the rear of the note as well.
Step 4) Security Thread
All bills bigger than a $2 have a security thread running vertically through the bill. Like the watermark, you hold the bill up to the light to see it. The thread has text with the bill’s denomination and an image that is unique to that denomination. The different denominations have the threads in different places, again so you can spot bills that have been bleached and reprinted with a higher denomination. (The threads also glow different colors under ultraviolet light, but that’s not much help to ordinary folks.)
To read the full article how to spot counterfeit money visit this link
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22287/73997-spot-counterfeit-money
Just be very careful when accepting cash and if you have any doubts tell the buyer you want to meet at the bank and have the bank teller check the money for added protection.
Robert Reuter “Black Belt Bob”
www.AskCarExpert.com
Short URL: http://www.askcarexpert.com/?p=406
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on Jun 17 2009. Filed under Car Reviews, Car Scams.
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