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counterfeit fraud
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Fraudsters continue to use various nefarious methods to defraud liquor businesses and consumers...
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The scenario: A fraudster acquires large amounts of real $1 bills. He then goes through the process...
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Counterfeit detection continues to be one of the most crucial steps a brick-n-mortar operation can...
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Enter 2022. The technological landscape is ever evolving and with it, payment methods. More and...
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You detected counterfeit bills in the back office? Great! But it’s too late…
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Just how prevalent is Credit Card Fraud today? The Federal Trade Commission’s Annual Data Book of...
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At this point, the concept of identity theft has thoroughly pervaded our popular lexicon and...
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Employees tasked with running cash registers and point of sale (POS) systems are a store’s first...
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A quick perusal of recent news stories using the keyword “counterfeit money” reveals the most...
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Two Packages, $136K of Counterfeit Currency CBP Officers in Chicago Seize Shipments Containing...
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It is often said that the act of counterfeiting money is as old as money itself. No matter the type...
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Cashiers and Tellers Report Unable to “Feel” whether Money is Real or Not During our twenty years...
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Several weeks ago, we began getting calls from a few clients asking us whether specific versions of...
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Counterfeit money, of course, can be used to swindle real money and products from businesses, but...
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Image of a Series 1928 Federal Reserve Note • TABLE OF CONTENTS •A Brief Background on U.S....
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• TABLE OF CONTENTS •Why You Need to be Vigilant about Checking MoneyNaked Eye vs. Counterfeit...
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On November 17, U.S. Secret Service revealed that $30 million in counterfeit money had been...
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Just a little over 5 months into 2016 and there are already multiple discoveries of counterfeit...
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Ever since the signing of an armistice in 1953 that put a stop to the fighting in the Korean War,...
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On April 20, Jacob J. Lew, the Secretary of the Treasury, announced that a redesign of the $20 bill...
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For decades, Colombia was known as the world leader in counterfeit money production. For the last...
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Identity fraud is rampant. Just perform a Google search on the term and the evidence to support...
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It was last year that I heard a prominent loss prevention professional - a name that many in the...
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According to a March 11, 2015 Secret Service estimate, 0.25% of money that is currently in...
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Can you tell which twenty is fake? The twenty on top is real and the twenty on the bottom is...
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Photo by Whym via Wikimedia Commons
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A criminal that has your information can take over your life in a variety of different ways: he...
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You may have noticed that new debit cards and credit cards are being issued with a visible...
Scientists out of the National University of Singapore have found a method of utilizing nanohole...
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Counterfeit money has been around as long as authentic money. Even some of the very first western...
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Accurate identification papers are essential to safeguarding financial and legal transactions as...
Counterfeiting and identity theft are major concerns for the public, and safety of private...
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For as long as governing bodies have released official documents and notes, counterfeiting has been...
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Recently, in Brooklyn, a man successfully made a $1,500 purchase using fake identification at a...
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In 2013, the U.S. government says it recovered more than $88 million in counterfeit currency in the...
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At some point, every business should ask itself, “What is the easiest way to prevent fraud from...
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Recently, a news story was featured on CBS 2 News Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that highlights the...
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The busiest shopping day of the year is approaching, Black Friday. Businesses are expecting their...
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Astonishing expose published in GQ Magazine I read a very fascinating article published in GQ this...
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The holiday season is nearing meaning the busiest time of the year for retail businesses is...
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The usage of fake IDs in an in environment like a Gentlemen’s Club typically is for underage...
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Black market websites, located in the “deep web” are known for supplying sophisticated criminals-...
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Earlier this year, the European Central Bank (ECB) revealed that a record 670,000 counterfeit notes...
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I get news-clippings everyday from Google. It's quite amazing, actually, this ability to have a...
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Warning:The following information is scary. Stop reading now unless you have a robust identity...
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We have written much on the subject of the Modern Face of Identity Theft, and howtechnological...
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Trading Electrons The latest term trending in the financial world is cryptocurrency. Loosely...
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Reports Already Coming-In about the New $100 note "falling apart'
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Our nuclear plants have become like mini-fortresses following 9/11. Concerns over attacks on land...
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The United States has launched a new $100 bill as of October 8, 2013, the first remake of the...
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Yet Another Production Delay may Affect Release Date for New $100 Bill New Anti-Counterfeiting...
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Every day, I get news clippings - courtesy of Google news - on the topic of counterfeit money. The...
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Over the past 14 months, the Bank of Canada has released a series of newly designed banknotes. The...
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I really can't give the Federal Reserve or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing a hard time. The...
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I read an interesting Article yesterday on Motley Fool, one of the sites where I go for relevant...
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Bank Secrecy Act compliance is more important than ever to companies that deal with “covered...
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Peru Supplies 1/3 of all Counterfeits in U.S. Last month Peruvian authorities, in conjunction with...
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Knowing how to spot fake money is a skill that every cash handler should know. With advances in...
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Many of our customers ask us - Why is the UV security feature on the $100 bill more difficult to...
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As technology advances and as more people become aware of the simplicity of digital
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If Internet conversation is any indication, businesses and consumers continue to harbor fears of...
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Here are three easy steps you can take, right now, with no cost and very little time investment...
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"Get Money" isn't just a song by The Notorious B.I.G.
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Passing Counterfeit Money Through Retailers is a Multimillion Dollar Industry Every year,...
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No Update From the Treasury Since June 2011 The U.S. Treasury has yet to announce a release date...
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For as long as people have used paper currency, there have been attempts to counterfeit it. In...
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The best way to detect a counterfeit bill often depends on the context, such as the type of...
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Most people associate the United States Secret Service with the protection of the President and...
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Counterfeit currency. Not something most of us think about. We think we know what it is and some...
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Loss. Whether it happens in the form of shoplifting, cash register shortages, product shrinkage...
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In today's economy, organization - from "mom and pop" stores to giant retailers - are looking for...
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Desktop publishing to make money: A simple business concept used either to supplement income or...
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Judging by the number of Google searches devoted to it, counterfeit money continues to be a big...
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Counterfeit money. According to the United States Secret Service, $261 million in counterfeit...
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The world has changed much since September 11, 2001. Awareness of how fragile our way of life can...
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In the past, fake ID’s have largely been associated with underage drinkers trying to get their...
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“Extremely troubling,” is how one Arizona public safety officer described the small items in front...
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If you have followed the news at all lately, you have likely heard that financial institutions of...
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Scenario:A financial institution is opening a new branch, and is starting a major local PR blitz...
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Every so often an identity fraud story comes along in the news that is not only impressive in its...
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Criminals interpreted the American prospect of “making money” quite literally in the past month,...
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As if it weren’t already difficult enough to verify identity documents, now comes a new wrinkle in...
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Earlier this month, FraudFighter began providing advanced sample copies of our new Driver License...
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We have mentioned in a number of previous posts the international nature of many counterfeit money...
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How easy is it to create counterfeit money? Up until a few months ago, the Reid brothers would...
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(Note: This is the second article in our series Best Practices for Counterfeit Detection. For the...
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Want an entertaining dinner party activity? Ask people around the table if they know how to tell...
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It is always a treat to hear from actual identity thieves: understandably they are not often...
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A few days ago, I typed the words “Washed $100 Bill” into Google News, and below is the first page...
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Go into any of tens of thousands of restaurants, bars or retail stores these days, and chances are...
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In an interesting Nov 25th article in Time Magazine, author Lucien Chauvin describes how Peru has...
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Recent articles in the Los Angeles Times and Inc. magazine discussed the release of a report from...
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It has been somewhat of an open secret that North Korea is the single biggest manufacturer of...
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We have talked in previous posts about international financial fraud as it relates to employment...
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Money counterfeiting, as any other crime, doesn't stand still. Fraudsters continually evolve...
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So far, we have been discussing the problem of counterfeiting only within the U.S., although it...
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We mentioned previously the intaglio printing process that creates fine lines around the portraits...
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(This is the third post in our counterfeit money series. The U.S. dollar printing machinery that...
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As credit cards continue to supplant cash and checks as the preferred method of payment, credit...
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We have mentioned here previously the new high-tech anti-counterfeitting features of the new $100,...
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Big-box stores are a favorite target of fraudsters, because of the value of their products. So...
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In another case highlighting just how widespread is the use of "washed notes", the Sacramento Bee...
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Ever since this past winter, we have been hearing from all sorts of businesses that the East Coast...
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Burden, or Benefit?
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Casino environments are beset by opportunities to experience losses from counterfeit fraud....
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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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A recent issue of “The Week” magazine gave a nice overview of counterfeit money. The article...
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Part II of a Four-Part Procedure for Compliance with Identity Theft Prevention Requirements If your...
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For years, fraudsters have been efficiently producing credible counterfeit money using nothing more...
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