Detect Fake 500 Peso Bills

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Detect Fake 500 Peso Bills

At a glance, can you tell if the five-hundred peso banknote above is a fake? You can click the picture tosee a larger view.

There are many different ways to produce fake banknotes. Basic methods such as printing scannedimages of authentic notes will produce counterfeits that are relatively easy to spot. Some groups,however, take counterfeiting seriously and produce copies that increasingly mimic the original.I recently got to borrow this counterfeit 500 peso bill. Upon inspection, I can guess that this particularfake was created with some serious investment in equipment and technique. I would say this is a

‘professionally made’ counterfeit and probably represents one of the most sophisticated fakes in the

Philippines.

Nevertheless, these fakes are still no match against the original. Let’s look at the different parts of this

counterfeit money:

1. It might not be immediately noticed but this banknote has no serial numbers! However, othercounterfeits made from scanned notes would usually have serial numbers. Most of the time,counterfeits made in one run would have identical serial numbers.

2. The iridescent vertical gold band on genuine notes only looks like a darkened area on the fakebanknote. It does not glitter under the light.

3. You don’t need to look very closely to notice the dirty appearance on Benigno Aquino’s face. Becausefake banknotes have coarse details, the eyes are dark and don’t look ‘alive’ as they do in genuine notes.

4. The interwoven metallic strip is instead printed and does not shine under the light. The little numbersrepeated along the thread are missing.

5. Genuine notes have a rough texture on most printed parts because of the raised prints. Surprisingly,this fake banknote also has a rough texture on some portions although not as pronounced as in genuinenotes. On the other hand, the brown pattern on the upper-left hand corner is totally smooth while thisis noticeably rough on genuine notes.

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thanks...it helps a lot for my bussines!

reply10 / 22 / 2010