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Cash Bleaching – Fraudulent Bills Run Rampant

The scenario: A fraudster acquires large amounts of real $1 bills. He then goes through the process...
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Why UV Counterfeit Detection Continues to Be an Effective Solution

Countries around the world are designing ever-more intricate (and beautiful!) UV security features...
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When do we return to the bad-old-days of normal fraud?

As of this writing in early March 2021, COVID19 vaccine deployments have given society a proverbial...
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The Future of the U.S. Dollar & How it Might Affect Your Business

It is often said that the act of counterfeiting money is as old as money itself. No matter the type...
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How to Authenticate Older Banknotes

Image of a Series 1928 Federal Reserve Note • TABLE OF CONTENTS •A Brief Background on U.S....
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Millennials & Banking

• TABLE OF CONTENTS •What does the future of financial services look like?Millennials Seriously...
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The North Korean Supernote Problem

Ever since the signing of an armistice in 1953 that put a stop to the fighting in the Korean War,...
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Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill & the Redesigns of the $5 Bill and $10 Bill

On April 20, Jacob J. Lew, the Secretary of the Treasury, announced that a redesign of the $20 bill...
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Counterfeit Money Hits Small Towns

Recently, a news story was featured on CBS 2 News Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that highlights the...
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Sept 03, 2014 - Counterfeit Currency: Emerging into the Open Web

Black market websites, located in the “deep web” are known for supplying sophisticated criminals-...
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Nov 13, 2013 - Will the New $100 Need to be Recalled?

Reports Already Coming-In about the New $100 note "falling apart'
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Aug. 21, 2013 – New $100 Bill: Bigger, Brighter, Better UV Feature

Fluorescent Security Feature On New $100 to be Identical to Previous $100 Bill, Only Better.
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Apr 25, 2013 - Second Time's The Charm? New $100 Release Date

I really can't give the Federal Reserve or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing a hard time. The...
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Apr 24, 2013 - Death to Counterfeit; Those were the days!

I read an interesting Article yesterday on Motley Fool, one of the sites where I go for relevant...
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Detecting Counterfeit Money

Judging by the number of Google searches devoted to it, counterfeit money continues to be a big...
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Counterfeit Money News - August

Criminals interpreted the American prospect of “making money” quite literally in the past month,...
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Detecting Counterfeit Money: Washed Note Counterfeits

A few days ago, I typed the words “Washed $100 Bill” into Google News, and below is the first page...
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Counterfeit Money Increases 130%

Recent articles in the Los Angeles Times and Inc. magazine discussed the release of a report from...
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Detecting Counterfeit Money, Part IV: Intaglio Printing

We mentioned previously the intaglio printing process that creates fine lines around the portraits...
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The Burden of Counterfeit Money

Pity poor David Lipin. He cashed a $1000 USPS Money Order at a local post office and got a wad of...
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Counterfeit Money: Past & Present

A recent issue of “The Week” magazine gave a nice overview of counterfeit money. The article...