ABILENE, Texas – Counterfeit money that passes the “pen test” is circulating in Abilene. The Abilene Police Department is ...

Wichita police are warning business owners to be on alert after a man used fake $100 bills, marked as movie props, to make ...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is alerting the following several reports of fake Canadian and US cash landing at local ...

IF YOU THINK YOU’VE SPOTTED COUNTERFEIT MONEY, YOU SHOULD CALL THE DELRAY BEACH ... also says in addition to the counterfeit detection pen, they use ultraviolet light to check notes and have ...

Possessing counterfeit money is a misdemeanor and carries a sentence of six months to a year in jail along with a fine of up ...

Counterfeit pen detectors can be used but don't work for ... Another tactic used is a printer to create "fresh" fake money. "You can take an image and really make it or factor it the way you ...

It was only when the money was deposited at the bank when ... 10” — a clear sign of tampering. Additionally, counterfeit detection pens may provide false positives if real currency has been ...

you discover you have suspected counterfeit money when you try to use it at a retail store. The cashier spots it with a pen that detects starch in wood-based paper by turning the tested area a ...

Counterfeit money has been around for nearly as long as ... which he discovered passed the counterfeit pen test, and printed imitation watermarks and security strips on the inside of one piece.

Counterfeit money can also be mixed with honest funds ... However, this does make it possible to use a counterfeit detector pen, as you have no doubt seen when spending cash in a store.