Khon Kaen: Warning about fake 50 baht banknotes

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Khon Kaen: Warning about fake 50 baht banknotes

 

Caption: Watch out for fakes

 

An owner of a gas station warned people to look out for fake 50 baht banknotes.

 

His daughter Benjaporn Un-ok said that on Monday two youths aged about 15 had come into the station to get 50 baht's worth of fuel. 

 

When her father felt the 50 baht note offered as payment it was strange and a quick water test made the colors run. 

 

A picture was taken for social media and the boys gave him a real one. 

 

They said they had got the fake in change at a convenience store. 

 

The owner warned people to look carefully at their change and cash payments. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[Cake Monster]

And there have been some reports of fake 1 Baht coins in Korat 

[Damrongsak]

"... a quick water test made the colors run. ..."

 

Note to self: When laundering money, dry clean only. 

[oldrunner]

A hundred years ago, or so it seems, I drove a Yellow Taxi in Oakland, California (between Air Force, Coll degree and AF Officer training) and a young man paid his fare with a $5.00 bill. Later as I checked my my cash I found that the "$5.00" bill was actually a $1.00 bill with $5.00 bills cut from each corner of a $5.00 bill. Lot of work for $4.92 profit. I, of course took all my large bills, changed them into $5.00 notes. When I cashed out the fake $5.00 note was accepted. Let the bank find the error. I know, not nice for an officer to be but $4.92 was a lot of money then.