I found what turned out to be a fake $10 bill thrown into the garbage in one of the bathrooms the other night-MOD just threw it out-shouldn't there have been a report made?
Yes, because anyone may find it, thonk its real and keep it. Trust me.
One time i found $100.00 in a trash bag to go outside and right before i dumped it i saw it laying on top. I grabbed it and checked it out. It was real... i kept it.
But had it been fake, i could have gotten un trouble for spending it.
Not sure. Ive always kept whatever cash i have found, unless obviously found by a register looking as if it may have slipped out when putting it inside in a hurry.
So far i havent been disciplined yet, but then again, tbeu never told us we couldnt.
I found a $10 bill while picking up trash at home. It looked bright green and fake. The paper was real money paper tho. I think the sun bleached or faded the color.
It spent fine.
People have bleached $5 bills and print a $50 on the paper. Only way to be sure it is a $50 was to hold it up to light and see 50 embedded in the paper.
I am sure the Secret Service would like to know about fake money floating around in the area. If it was a good fake, the Mod should have at least given it to a bank and let them report it to the Secret Service.
-- Edited by Anonymouse1 on Friday 3rd of August 2018 12:38:17 PM
I found a $10 bill while picking up trash at home. It looked bright green and fake. The paper was real money paper tho. I think the sun bleached or faded the color.
It spent fine.
People have bleached $5 bills and print a $50 on the paper. Only way to be sure it is a $50 was to hold it up to light and see 50 embedded in the paper.
I am sure the Secret Service would like to know about fake money floating around in the area. If it was a good fake, the Mod should have at least given it to a bank and let them report it to the Secret Service.
-- Edited by Anonymouse1 on Friday 3rd of August 2018 12:38:17 PM
The pen is not always accurate, easily defeated with clear spray paint.
We got a memo a month or two about it. We are supposed to tell them we don't accept counterfeits and give it back to them. If we think it's more than incidental, we are supposed to write down the time and register and leave a note in the drawer.
A few years back, one manager had us hold the bill until she could confiscate it, and then threaten to call the cops if the customer objected. I think that was against policy even at that time, but it was sure hilarious (if a little dangerous).
I absolutely hate getting counterfeits. Not because of the whole crime/fraud thing, but because most of the counterfeits we get are really really bad. I look at most of them, and think I could do better. And then I start to think, "Hmmmm, I really could do better..." Most counterfeiters just put a bill in their all-in-one inkjet printer at home and hit the color copy button. They usually print it on ordinary copy paper at the default resolution, often with with misaligned print heads, and then cut it out with scissors. A lot of fakes are smeared because they were too greedy to let the ink dry, or because they used the wrong ink.
And the worst part is that it doesn't even matter how bad the fake is. Honestly, their odds are pretty good at passing it since a lot of retail employees are really dumb.
For example, the very worst counterfeit I've ever seen was a black and white Xerox of a one dollar bill, AND WE ACCEPTED IT. Yeah.
We get fancy ones every now and then, but they are pretty rare.
We got a memo a month or two about it. We are supposed to tell them we don't accept counterfeits and give it back to them. If we think it's more than incidental, we are supposed to write down the time and register and leave a note in the drawer.
A few years back, one manager had us hold the bill until she could confiscate it, and then threaten to call the cops if the customer objected. I think that was against policy even at that time, but it was sure hilarious (if a little dangerous).
I absolutely hate getting counterfeits. Not because of the whole crime/fraud thing, but because most of the counterfeits we get are really really bad. I look at most of them, and think I could do better. And then I start to think, "Hmmmm, I really could do better..." Most counterfeiters just put a bill in their all-in-one inkjet printer at home and hit the color copy button. They usually print it on ordinary copy paper at the default resolution, often with with misaligned print heads, and then cut it out with scissors. A lot of fakes are smeared because they were too greedy to let the ink dry, or because they used the wrong ink.
And the worst part is that it doesn't even matter how bad the fake is. Honestly, their odds are pretty good at passing it since a lot of retail employees are really dumb.
For example, the very worst counterfeit I've ever seen was a black and white Xerox of a one dollar bill, AND WE ACCEPTED IT. Yeah.
We get fancy ones every now and then, but they are pretty rare.
Are you F*CKING SERIOUS? a ZEROX copy of a one dollar bill? How brain dead must one be to NOT realize it was fake? EVEN A SPECIAL NEEDS person can tell the difference.
As for counterfit we DO NOT give it back to the customer EVEN IF policy says to do so. We explain and KEEP it set aside to PREVENT further useage. Same with fraudulent coupons. We DO NOT give them back to the customer for the same reasons.
The bills have to be kept and turned over the police regardless of customer's objections. Cashiers are held accountable for accepting fake bills and taking them is considered a till shortage so taking more than $100 is a 3 day suspension. They are easy to spot and if you are not aware of how to spot them you should do some research or ask someone who does. If you believe that someone has handed you one you should call the manager to deal with the customer.
