OT: Anybody know anything about how banks detect counterfeit $100’s?

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Just wondering if anyone here knows how (or if) banks keep track of the $100 bills they distribute to the public. I loaned a friend $400 awhile ago. He recently paid me back – in $100 bills. I’ve already used 2 of them.

This evening I paid for my meal at a local establishment with the 3rd one and was informed that it was counterfeit. When you hold it up to the light, there is a faint picture of Franklin on the right hand side of the bill – that’s normal. On this one, you could see that Franklin had another nose popping out of the left side of his head. Definitely counterfeit.

I broke the bad news to my friend and he informed me he got the bills from a local bank. Does anybody know if a bank keeps track of this somehow? Any chance for him to go to the bank and have them make it right? Could it have been a simple human error by the bank? He’ll make it right with me, but it sucks that he’s out another $100.

Now I get to think of some fun, creative thing to do with the bogus bill. Light a cigar with it? Give it to a homeless dude? Stick it to the ceiling at Players in Kearny Mesa?

Thanks for any input.

[ybitz]

A similar thing happened to my coworker. His friend withdrew $100 bills from his bank, and paid him rent using this money. My coworker deposited the notes to his bank (different bank). The teller informed him that it’s a counterfeit, confiscated the note, and said the secret service would get in touch with him shortly. Bank said there’s no recourse in getting the money back.

[ybitz]

A similar thing happened to my coworker. His friend withdrew $100 bills from his bank, and paid him rent using this money. My coworker deposited the notes to his bank (different bank). The teller informed him that it’s a counterfeit, confiscated the note, and said the secret service would get in touch with him shortly. Bank said there’s no recourse in getting the money back.

[ybitz]

A similar thing happened to my coworker. His friend withdrew $100 bills from his bank, and paid him rent using this money. My coworker deposited the notes to his bank (different bank). The teller informed him that it’s a counterfeit, confiscated the note, and said the secret service would get in touch with him shortly. Bank said there’s no recourse in getting the money back.

[ybitz]

A similar thing happened to my coworker. His friend withdrew $100 bills from his bank, and paid him rent using this money. My coworker deposited the notes to his bank (different bank). The teller informed him that it’s a counterfeit, confiscated the note, and said the secret service would get in touch with him shortly. Bank said there’s no recourse in getting the money back.

[ybitz]

A similar thing happened to my coworker. His friend withdrew $100 bills from his bank, and paid him rent using this money. My coworker deposited the notes to his bank (different bank). The teller informed him that it’s a counterfeit, confiscated the note, and said the secret service would get in touch with him shortly. Bank said there’s no recourse in getting the money back.

[edna_mode]

when someone starts up the counterfeit printers for $20 bills we’re all doomed. sounds like you didn’t get one of those North Korean “superbills” (i.e. supposed to be nigh-undetectable). i wonder how many counterfeit $100 bills there are in the world compared to legit ones?

[edna_mode]

when someone starts up the counterfeit printers for $20 bills we’re all doomed. sounds like you didn’t get one of those North Korean “superbills” (i.e. supposed to be nigh-undetectable). i wonder how many counterfeit $100 bills there are in the world compared to legit ones?

[edna_mode]

when someone starts up the counterfeit printers for $20 bills we’re all doomed. sounds like you didn’t get one of those North Korean “superbills” (i.e. supposed to be nigh-undetectable). i wonder how many counterfeit $100 bills there are in the world compared to legit ones?

[edna_mode]

when someone starts up the counterfeit printers for $20 bills we’re all doomed. sounds like you didn’t get one of those North Korean “superbills” (i.e. supposed to be nigh-undetectable). i wonder how many counterfeit $100 bills there are in the world compared to legit ones?

[edna_mode]

when someone starts up the counterfeit printers for $20 bills we’re all doomed. sounds like you didn’t get one of those North Korean “superbills” (i.e. supposed to be nigh-undetectable). i wonder how many counterfeit $100 bills there are in the world compared to legit ones?

[ybitz]

Well, counterfeiting is more than just getting a counterfeit printer. Getting the paper (technically fabric/clothe) right is often the harder part.

Btw, don’t know if others have noticed. Several years back the Secret Service made all scanner manufacturers put in a software check in their firmware so that if an user tries to scan US bank notes, the driver will abort the scan. I can fold the bill in half and scan correctly, but not the whole bill.

[ybitz]

Well, counterfeiting is more than just getting a counterfeit printer. Getting the paper (technically fabric/clothe) right is often the harder part.

Btw, don’t know if others have noticed. Several years back the Secret Service made all scanner manufacturers put in a software check in their firmware so that if an user tries to scan US bank notes, the driver will abort the scan. I can fold the bill in half and scan correctly, but not the whole bill.

[ybitz]

Well, counterfeiting is more than just getting a counterfeit printer. Getting the paper (technically fabric/clothe) right is often the harder part.

Btw, don’t know if others have noticed. Several years back the Secret Service made all scanner manufacturers put in a software check in their firmware so that if an user tries to scan US bank notes, the driver will abort the scan. I can fold the bill in half and scan correctly, but not the whole bill.

[ybitz]

Well, counterfeiting is more than just getting a counterfeit printer. Getting the paper (technically fabric/clothe) right is often the harder part.

Btw, don’t know if others have noticed. Several years back the Secret Service made all scanner manufacturers put in a software check in their firmware so that if an user tries to scan US bank notes, the driver will abort the scan. I can fold the bill in half and scan correctly, but not the whole bill.

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