Counterfeit Banknotes Detected in May 2014
Counterfeit $100 Banknote, Serial No. HF 55678965 D
Imitated $100 of 2006 series
Alphanumeric Fed bank index: F9
Check letter and quadrant no.: A3
Check letter and face type-plate no.: A81
Back 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: B2
Check letter and quadrant no.: С4
Check letter and face type-plate no.: С79
Back type-plate no.: 26
According to the RIM FC, 17 fakes were seized in Moscow, Moscow and Yaroslavl regions.
Counterfeit 100-Yuan Banknote, Serial No. X8G8450587
Imitated genuine PBC note of 2005
According to the RIM FC, the fake was seized in Khabarovsk Province.
Counterfeit €500 of 2002, X06313338709, Alphanumeric Mark R015G1
Imitated ECB €500 of 2002
According to the RIM FC, about 300 fakes were seized in Moscow, Moscow Region and Krasnodar Province.
Counterfeit 5,000-Ruble Banknote, Serial No. ас 6565139
Imitated 5,000 CBR rubles of 1997
According to the RIM FC, the fake was seized in Kaluga Region
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