Counterfeit money used for pizza

With the economy at an all time low and counterfeit money being reported on a daily basis now is the time to get a counterfeit pen. Even if you are delivering pizza’s you are at risk for running into funny money.

A Uniontown woman used three counterfeit bills to purchase a pizza early Sunday morning in Fayette County. A manager at Domino’s Pizza on Morgantown Street told Uniontown police that a woman at a Lincoln Street residence used three counterfeit bills — two $5 bills and a $10 bill — to pay a delivery driver at 12:17 a.m. Sunday.

The woman who used the counterfeit money told police she obtained it from a neighbor earlier in the day.

Police Chief Jason Cox said the incident is under investigation.

The incident marks at least the third time counterfeit money was used in Fayette County during the weekend. State police at Uniontown said someone passed a counterfeit $10 bill Friday afternoon at Speedy Meedy’s on Route 711 in Springfield. A few hours later, someone attempted to use a counterfeit $5 bill to buy a quart of oil at Miller’s Grocery on Springfield Pike in Normalville.

Both of those incidents remain under investigation.

Different Types of Counterfeit Money Detectors

Counterfeit dollar bills of any denomination may go unperceived at a glance. While many rarely give a second thought to the negative effects that counterfeit money has on society, there are several different reasons to fight this growing phenomenon. Some of these reasons include:

· Businesses are not reimbursed for counterfeit monies received, causing prices to go up for all consumers

· Decreased value of authentic bills of any denomination

· Inflation, or increase in prices may occur due to the unauthorized and artificial money supply growth

Unfortunately, developments in photocopying and computer technology have made the illegal reproduction of currency bills easier than ever. Because of this, it is important to play close attention to the money you handle in order to ward off any counterfeits. Whether at a bank, retail business, or even at home, a counterfeit bill detection device may be worthwhile if you handle large numbers of dollar bills. There are several different types of counterfeit money detection devices. The most common devices are described below.

Counterfeit Detector Pen

People who use color copiers and color printers for counterfeiting purposes attempt to create merely passable reproductions of paper money bills. These counterfeiters are not particularly cautious or accurate, so they copy or print onto normal, wood-based paper. Authentic bills are printed on special, fiber-based paper.

The counterfeit detector pen is a simple but effective concept. It utilizes an iodine solution that in turn reacts with the starch contained in wood-based paper. The result of the reaction between the iodine solution and wood-based paper creates an unmistakable black stain. When the solution contained in the pen is applied to the fiber-based paper used in authentic bills, no discoloration or reaction occurs. The pen does nothing but detect bills printed on normal copier paper instead of the fine papers used by the U.S. Treasury. Though simple, the counterfeit detector pen can be effective in detecting real-looking currency bills that are actually printed on regular paper.

UV Counterfeit Detection Machines

Banknotes that are created by a color copy machine or printer produce a superficial image that merely rests on the surface of paper. Because of this, the artificial image of the bill can easily be detected when an Ultra Violet light is placed over it. In addition, tiny particles of printer toner outside the image, also known as bleed can be easily seen with a UV light. Many bill counters have a UV light built into the machine. The UV counterfeit detection method is very effective, since it does not allow for human error. If a counterfeit banknote is run through the UV machine, an alarm or light will alert you that the bill is counterfeit.

More Counterfeit Detection Methods

Other types of counterfeit detection methods include:

Magnetic Detection or MG detection

- MG detectors detect the magnetic components found only in real bills. When the magnetic components are not present – the bill may be fake.

Magnifying Detection

- By being familiar with the different types of bills you deal with, you can use a magnifier to look for the special marks, symbols found only on authentic bills. This is a manual process.

Watermark Detection

- Watermarks are marks that are embossed into U.S. and foreign currencies. These watermarks can be easily seen when the bill is held up to fluorescent light. Watermarks are difficult to reproduce and when false, are easily detectable.

Lighted Reflection

- Some bills have a metallic, color changing emblem stamped onto the bill. For example, the U.S $100 bill has a stamp in the lower right hand corner that changes from black to green. This is easily detected by the naked eye.

Some crafty counterfeiters have been going to great lengths to dissuade merchants from even testing their cash. These fraudsters even marked their phony dollars with regular light brown markers so it appears as though they have already been tested in the past. Outsmart or be outsmarted, invest a whopping $5 on a counterfeit pen of your own, they will last for thousands of tests and don’t be bashful; use it or lose it.

The two have allegedly spent at least 14 counterfeit $100 bills in
Natchez and four in Vidalia, Godbold said. He was not sure how many had
been used in Ferriday. Most of them were used at restaurants, gas
stations, Wal-Mart and one at Natchez Municipal Court.

The bills have been hard to find and the counterfeiters have done several things to make them look real.

For example, when real bills are marked with a currency testing pen,
the line shows up a light brown color. With the counterfeit money, the
line is black.

To get around this, the bills were already marked with a light brown
marker so that cashiers would not think to mark them again, Godbold
said. [source]

Fake $100 bills are being reported in Wisconsin

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DARLINGTON, Wis. — The Darlington Police Department is warning the public to be alert for counterfeit money in the area.

Darlington police confirmed Saturday that four phony $100 bills have been discovered at Darlington businesses in the past month.

The matter remains under investigation by local police. It has also been referred to the U.S. Secret Service, which is the agency that handles counterfeit currency.