New technologies have made it easier for fraudsters to produce counterfeit money: now the counterfeit is more difficult to recognize, but easier and cheaper to produce. Millions of counterfeit dollars pass through the US every year. Time has collected some tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of scammers and recognize counterfeit currency. Explore...

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for counterfeiting money using a scheme shown on the hit US TV series Good Girls. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. According to court documents, 38-year-old Hollis Forto was the leader…

If you have a banknote in your hands and you are not sure of its authenticity, there are several ways to learn how to distinguish real money from counterfeit ones. More details about all methods were described by the Wiki How edition. The possession, production and use of counterfeit money is a violation ...

An employee of the branch of the Russian Sberbank in Rostov-on-Don replaced 4 million rubles with "jokes bank tickets". The change took place within two years. According to the investigation, the employee had access to the bank's money and the key to the safe. “Allegedly, his girlfriend had financial difficulties, in connection ...