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1,500 Counterfeit Banknotes Seized in Samara Region

Over 9 months, almost 1,500 fake notes including 1,149 RUB 5,000, 272 RUB 1,000, 39 RUB 500, and 11 $100 were seized in Samara Region Read more

Chinese Police Seize 100+M Counterfeit CNY in Guangdong Province

Chinese police have confiscated more than 100M fake yuans in Guangdong province. The notes proved of top quality. Read more

Counterfeit Banknotes Detected in August 2014

Counterfeit $100, Serial No. FK 01972140 C Simulated Fed's $100 note of 2002A series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: K11Check letter, quadrant no.: E11Check letter, face type-plate no.: E1Back type-plate no.: 366 According to RIM FC, 1 fake was detected in Moscow.   Counterfeit $100, Serial No. DI 03064807 A Simulated Fed's $100 note of 2003 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: I9Check letter, quadrant no.: G4Check letter, face... Read more

CBR: More Highest-Denom Counterfeits

CBR has released stats on Russian counterfeiting in H1 2014. According to the Bank's info, during that period Russian law enforcers seized 38,041 RUB note/coin fakes - 5,5% up from H2 2013. The most counterfeited note is still RUB 5,000 as the highest denom - 27,099 cases. What's alerting is the rise in fake RUB 5,000 after H1/2 2013 with 16,047 and 19,518 simulations respectively. The 2nd counterfeited note is RUB 1,000 - on the fall though. After 16,918 such fakes detected in H1... Read more

ECB Still Claiming Its Currency Security

According to the ECB data released on 18 July, in H1 2014 eurozone countries seized 331,000 counterfeit EUR notes. It's quite a low figure, given the 16+bn notes currently in circulation worth €950+bn. These stats enable ECB reps to claim EUR as still a reliable and secure currency. Versus H2 2013 with 353,000 seized fakes, their number dropped 6.2%. The most counterfeited notes were still €20/50 with ~81% of total detected fakes. Most fakes (98%) were detected in the eurozone,... Read more

Counterfeit Banknotes Detected in July 2014

Counterfeit $20, Serial No. JJ 12211595 А Simulated $20 note of 2009 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index – J10Check letter & quadrant no. – F4Check letter & face type-plate no. – F2Back type-plate no. – 40 According to the RIM Criminal Expertise Center, 1 fake was detected in Moscow.   Counterfeit $100, Serial No. FF 94387264 А Simulated $100 note of 1996 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index – F6Check letter... Read more

Counterfeit Banknotes Detected in June 2014

Counterfeit $100, Serial No. AB 21511389 N Simulated Fed $100 banknote of 1996 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: B2Check letter and quadrant no.: D4Check letter and face type-plate no.: D182Back type-plate no.: 84 According to the RIM CEC, 9 fakes were detected in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Tver Region, and Bashkortostan Republic.   Counterfeit $100, Serial No. HB 57319321 H Simulated Fed $100 banknote of 2006 series FaceAlphanumeric Fed... Read more

New RUB 5,000 Counterfeit

CBR hereby informs professional cash handlers of a new type of the 1997 RUB 5,000 counterfeit banknote on record with Russian cash circulation. The detected note has Serial No. вм... Read more

Counterfeit Banknotes Detected in May 2014

Counterfeit $100 Banknote, Serial No. HF 55678965 D Imitated $100 of 2006 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: F9Check letter and quadrant no.: A3Check letter and face type-plate no.: A81Back type-plate no.: 3 According to the RIM FC, the fake was seized in Irkutsk Region.   Counterfeit $100 Banknote, Serial No. HB 25591443 B Imitated $100 of 2006 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: B2Check letter and quadrant no.: С4Check letter and face type-plate no.: С79Back... Read more

Counterfeit Notes Detected in April 2014

Counterfeit $10 Note, Serial No. BL 04281903 A Imitated $10 Fed note of 1999 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index – L12; check letter and quadrant no. – F3; check letter and face type-plate no, – F35; back type-plate no, – 105. According to the RIM FC, the fake was seized in Khabarovsk Territory.   Counterfeit $100 Note, Serial No. AK 76493271 D Imitated $100 Fed note of 1996 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index - K8; check... Read more

Counterfeit Notes Detected in March 2014

Counterfeit $100 note, serial # AC 58258269 A Imitated $100, 2003 series alphanumeric Fed bank index – C3; check letter and quadrant # – H2; check letter and face type-plate # – H13; back type-plate # – 26. According to the RIM FC, the fake note was detected in Moscow.   Counterfeit $100 note, serial # AB 28196448 B Imitated $100, 1996 series alphanumeric Fed bank index - B2; check letter and quadrant # - F1; check... Read more

Counterfeit Notes Detected in February 2014

Counterfeit 1 USD Note, serial # H 32118155 A Imitated 1 USD note of 2003 series.Alphanumeric index of Fed bank – H8, control letter and quadrant # – A1, letter before block # – A60–1.According to the RIM Forensic Center, the counterfeit banknote is detected in Moscow.   Counterfeit 1 USD Note, serial # AF 69239261C Imitated 100 USD note of 1996 series.Alphanumeric index of Fed bank – F4, control letter and... Read more

Counterfeit Notes Detected in January 2014

Counterfeit 50 USD Note, serial # AB 34041908 B Imitated 50 USD note of 1996 series. Alphanumeric index of Fed bank –  control letter and quadrant # – E3, letter before block # – E94. According to the RIM Forensic Center, 3 counterfeit banknotes are detected in Moscow.   Counterfeit 100 USD Note, serial # AB 84592761A Imitated 100 USD note of 2004 series.Alphanumeric index of Fed bank – B2, control letter and quadrant #... Read more

Counterfeit 100 USD Note

Counterfeit 100 USD note (DI 08522985 A, B1-B59-42, I9) Imitated Fed note of 2003 series The note's printing method is combined via printing machinery: the foreground image is printed in offset (enabling to reproduce micrographics and microtexts), with the serial numbers in intaglio. No luminescent security reproduced. The fake came from Primorsky Territory. See the Counterfeit section for detailed note... Read more