Counterfeit 1,000-baht notes found in central and east provinces

[snoop1130]

 

Counterfeit 1,000-baht notes have hit businesses hard in two provinces, with shop owners in Samut Songkhram and Ratchaburi reeling from the circulation of fake currency.

 

A warning has been issued to the community, along with guidance on how to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit banknotes. This follows a social media alert in Samut Songkhram Province about the spread of fake 1,000-baht notes in the area.

 

Upon investigation along the old Pak Tho road in Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram, a local food vendor, 63 year old Saharai shared her ordeal. She and her 42 year old daughter Saisuni who was busy preparing orders, are among the victims of this scam.

 

Saharai explained that on March 31, she unknowingly accepted nearly 10 counterfeit 1,000-baht notes. She discovered the fraud the next morning when she paid 7,700 baht at the market and was informed by other vendors that some of her notes were fake.

 

Saharai, still in shock, recalled that she could not identify the person who gave her the counterfeit money, as she regularly receives several 1,000-baht notes daily. Despite her vigilance, the fake notes slipped through, ending up in her cash drawer without immediate detection.

 

Saharai added that other shops along the old Pak Tho road in both Samut Songkhram and Ratchaburi have also received counterfeit 1,000-baht notes. She urges fellow traders to scrutinise any 1,000-baht notes they receive carefully.

 

According to Saharai, a clear difference is visible between the counterfeit and genuine notes. The fake bills tend to be a lighter shade of purple, the images blurry, and the paper softer than that of real banknotes, reported KhaoSod.

 

Furthermore, when a specific type of pen is used to mark the notes, a brown stain indicates a counterfeit, while a genuine note will show a faint yellow mark.

 

In related news, police arrested a Swedish man in the Patong sub-district of Katu district, Phuket province, after discovering that he exchanged money using fake euro banknotes. Patong Police Station officers received a complaint from an employer at the Violet Money Exchange 2 on Saen Saai Road that a Swedish man was exchanging money using counterfeit euro notes at 1.50pm on February 26.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-04

 

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[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Saharai, still in shock, recalled that she could not identify the person who gave her the counterfeit money, as she regularly receives several 1,000-baht notes daily. Despite her vigilance, the fake notes slipped through, ending up in her cash drawer without immediate detection.

There are simple inexpensive ways to detect fake bank notes... certainly cheaper than losing up to 10K a day.

[fredwiggy]

Saharai explained that on March 31, she unknowingly accepted nearly 10 counterfeit 1,000-baht notes...................Saharai, still in shock, recalled that she could not identify the person who gave her the counterfeit money, as she regularly receives several 1,000-baht notes daily............. .Surely she didn't receive 10 bogus bills from 10 different people..   I'm surprised should couldn't recall who gave her up to 10- 1000 baht bills. Regularly receiving 100 baht bills is normal, but over the course of a day with many people. Any CCTV in her shop? Back in the US, almost all shops had, and used the little pen to check, which is an easy deterrent. Bills get passed around all day long, and most of the people who receive them are innocents who received a bogus bill from someone and just passed it down the line.

[superal]

On 4/5/2024 at 7:03 AM, hotchilli said:

There are simple inexpensive ways to detect fake bank notes... certainly cheaper than losing up to 10K a day.

Please explain how to detect fake bank notes .

[hotchilli]

1 minute ago, superal said:

Please explain how to detect fake bank notes .

The same way as they do inside banks.

[KannikaP]

On 4/4/2024 at 5:04 PM, snoop1130 said:

she unknowingly accepted nearly 10 counterfeit 1,000-baht notes

8,9 or 11,12?

[retarius]

The laws about counterfeit notes are usually bad for the poor schmuck who is left holding the bag with the fake notes. He might face jail time for trying to use them (knowingly or unknowingly) or might just lose the value of the currency. 

The good thing about Thailand is the low value of the largest note.....1000 baht, hardly worth counterfeiting. 

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, superal said:

Please explain how to detect fake bank notes .

From the article:

Quote

According to Saharai, a clear difference is visible between the counterfeit and genuine notes. The fake bills tend to be a lighter shade of purple, the images blurry, and the paper softer than that of real banknotes, reported KhaoSod.

Furthermore, when a specific type of pen is used to mark the notes, a brown stain indicates a counterfeit, while a genuine note will show a faint yellow mark.

And I am sure there are more characteristics that can be tested.

I doubt the fake notes have real watermarks and the metallic strips and flower(?) right of the portrait are iridescent (changing color/reflection depending on view angle).

[KhunBENQ]

Characteristics without words:

 

The "flower" right of the portrait also shows a holographic (3D) effect in good light.

The previous Bhumipol note is much simpler.

Edited April 6 by KhunBENQ