Fake Notes

Yesterday my salesperson gave me 4 stacks of RM5 to be exchanged for bigger notes. I gave a stack to my cashier to count and she found out that 4 of the notes were fake ones.

they looked so real at a glance..

but look carefully, they were fake ones!

Well, we had received some fake notes before..
we are very careful nowadays..



Comments

  1. 煒霖January 15, 2013 at 12:50 AM

    huh??? I can't see the difference with it...!!! =]

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    1. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:11 AM

      you won't realise it if you are not careful..

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  2. [SK]January 15, 2013 at 7:32 AM

    good that your cashier is able to find out the 4 fake notes out of the 4 stacks!! she is very detailed and diligent..

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    1. [SK]January 15, 2013 at 7:33 AM

      those fake notes can be so real and difficult to notice, especially when you are handling such big bulks, many would have overlooked..

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    2. [SK]January 15, 2013 at 7:34 AM

      i think your salesperson didn't do that with intention and sure he would be surprised to know there are fake notes in the stacks he has given..

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    3. [SK]January 15, 2013 at 7:35 AM

      anyway just 4 pieces of RM5 isn't a big amount.. so what did you do with those 4 pieces of fake notes??

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    4. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:12 AM

      yes, she is very careful about that..
      the salesperson was there, so we returned to him..
      he didn't check them earlier..

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    5. Twilight ManJanuary 17, 2013 at 3:28 PM

      Luckily that man was still there to know that it was his own notes. I made mistake once to discover badly torn note and returned to the shop. The owner refused to change and said it was not hers!!!!

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    6. wennJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:49 PM

      I always make sure we check those notes first..

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  4. munJanuary 15, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    They are fake because they do not have the clear portion (see through plastic portion) at the left, is it?

    I am also curious - what did you do with them?

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    1. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:13 AM

      they even have the plastic..
      see how the color faded..

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  5. Simple PersonJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    not only rm5 but i also feel that there are other fakes notes as well.

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  6. yvonneJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    I can't identify fake to real ones. I'll sure kena tipu already.

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    1. yvonneJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:49 AM

      Maybe you can put the real and fake one side by side and pinpoint the differences.

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    2. yvonneJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:50 AM

      It'll be a good thing to learn :)

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    3. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:59 AM

      ok, will try to do that next time..I have returned the fake ones to the salesperson.

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  7. Small KucingJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    Oh dear..they look like real notes. hard to determine at a glance

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    1. Small KucingJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:24 AM

      Now forger very clever. they know ppl will look out for big notes so they forge small denomination instead

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    2. Small KucingJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:25 AM

      Your cashier really alert. good for her. some cashiers really don't care punya coz not their money

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    3. Small KucingJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:25 AM

      Rm20 not big amount but still ...is money lor

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    4. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:43 AM

      yes, they indeed look so real!

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  8. YannieJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    I am not sensitive about fake notes at all, if I get it, I will sure go and buy things again.

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    1. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:43 AM

      ok with that provided the other party don't detect it..

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  9. YannieJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    I will quickly use it as if it is a real one. The best place is to use it at the wet market.

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    1. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:44 AM

      true..the wet market and pasar malam too..

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  10. YannieJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    I am so bad right? Cannot blame me one, because I can't tell which one is real and which one is fake also. Muahahaha!

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    1. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:45 AM

      if we are innocent, ok with that. But if on purpose, I can't do that. :)

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  11. இ Baŋäŋaz இJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Wow they are so real. A friend demonstrated how to find out if its real. Hold the note on the left hand with the Agong's pixz on top, then flick the note with your right hand. If the Agong's headgear didn't fall off then the note real. aiya chehhhh.

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  12. HayleyJanuary 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    Hmm a lot of fake notes these days, those cashier also scan the notes before accepting.

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  13. linaJanuary 15, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    Fake notes...

    Cashiers usually check the big notes but not small ones. Your staff is good to detect them.

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  14. Mina TanJanuary 15, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    NVM, learn from experience then. In a glance its hard to determine it is real or fake.

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  15. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:03 PM

    well unfortunately im unfamiliar with your bills,
    but if you said its fake perhaps it is

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    1. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:26 PM

      the uv light proved that they were fake ones..

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  16. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:05 PM

    here in our country thats a bit prone as well,
    its some sort of modus operandi

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  17. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:07 PM

    i think your shop should have a money checker
    those with violet lights,
    i just dont know it it works on you paper bills as well

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  18. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    back then, when i was still working on a fatfood chain we have that checker
    and very bill form 100 - 1000 pesos has to be checked on that first

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  19. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    by the way we also have fake coins here
    those cashiers here has magnets on the money container those that would stick on it was fakes

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  20. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    store such as yours will lose a lot through this dirty tactics and the government i think as well

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  21. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:11 PM

    perhaps just be more cautious next time,
    it was most advisable for you to install a money checker at every counter

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  22. MEcoyJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:12 PM

    have a great day wemm and may god bless you
    take care always and enjoy blogging
    lots of love

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  23. munJanuary 15, 2013 at 7:29 PM

    Hi Wenn,

    I found a news report dated 2007 here:

    http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/4/nation/16473665&sec=nation

    that stated:

    "KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia has denied a news report on a fake RM5 polymer banknote.

    The bank said in a statement yesterday that the report was misleading. It claimed that investigations by the bank showed that the banknote was genuine and that the faded print was caused by chemical reaction."

    And about the security features of RM5 here:

    http://www.bnm.gov.my/polymer/c1.htm

    Which security feature was missing from the RM5 notes shown in your photo?

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    1. wennJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:32 PM

      they were almost alike..but when scan with the uv light, they were really fake ones..

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    2. munJanuary 16, 2013 at 8:57 AM

      Ah, so you have a uv light fake notes detector. In this case, you will never be deceived by fake notes. :)

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    3. wennJanuary 16, 2013 at 9:44 AM

      yes, just hope the cashiers don't take it for granted..

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    4. Twilight ManJanuary 17, 2013 at 3:39 PM

      What an interesting article!

      I saw one Indon cashier who always tossed RM50 notes over many times to examine besides looking at the water marks. She told me that her boss will deduct her pay if found fake notes. She kena so many times no matter how hard she tried to check.

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    5. wennJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:50 PM

      well, she should use the uv checker..

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  24. ReanaclaireJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:46 PM

    So.. what to do with the fake notes? I think I will not be able to differentiate when I receive notes like that...

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  25. Twilight ManJanuary 17, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    My boss gave me a fake RM50 he received and I still keep them till now. It looked so real with rough texture. It was so easy to see it was a fake but most people were not observant.

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    1. wennJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:53 PM

      we gave to the bank without knowing that one of the RM50 notes was fake and the bank cut it into half..then returned to us. :)

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  26. Twilight ManJanuary 17, 2013 at 3:31 PM

    Almost all countries in the world have faked currencies of their own circulating. Probably the richer the country, the more fakes will float.

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  27. Twilight ManJanuary 17, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    I love to look at foreign currencies especially their notes. I paid attention to their security features and I think our Malaysian notes have been upgrading & improving the security lines and transparent water marks! We are so kiasu and kiasi.

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  28. Twilight ManJanuary 17, 2013 at 3:40 PM

    I started to see some companies preferring me to pay with credit cards instead so that they do not have to keep so much cash! That will also minimize fake notes.

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    1. wennJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:54 PM

      better that way than risk getting some fake notes..

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  29. slavemomJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:35 PM

    It'll be so troublesome if u need to scan every note (big n small) that u've received. Sigh... there r so many cheaters out there. :(

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  30. Agnes CF LeeJanuary 22, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    there must be a lot of fake notes circulating without us knowing..hard to detect actually.

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