Coldo Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, MorayCupMan said: Going to post office and just getting five two hundred euro notes... This story reeks I can smell it from fleet street all the way up here... My exact thought too. I feel nervous using a £50 never mind €200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 19 minutes ago, Mindimoo said: And you've changed? I'm only one of those now, I'll leave it up to you to decide....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 24 minutes ago, dandydunn said: I'm only one of those now, I'll leave it up to you to decide....... Jeez, that's a hard one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 53 minutes ago, Mindimoo said: Jeez, that's a hard one. As the Ormond said to the dandydunn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 One if the worst experience I've had was trying to bank my business takings. There was, I dunno, £30 fake in a deposit. Spotted by the bank and confiscated it, wouldn't replace it... Worst than that they called the police to ask me questions about how I got it, I'm sure it was just questioning about the situation, not accusations, but felt like it. Not sure how I'm responsible if staff accidentally take fakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Mindimoo said: Jeez, that's a hard one. Are you flirting with me Miss Mindimoo....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, flumax said: One if the worst experience I've had was trying to bank my business takings. There was, I dunno, £30 fake in a deposit. Spotted by the bank and confiscated it, wouldn't replace it... Worst than that they called the police to ask me questions about how I got it, I'm sure it was just questioning about the situation, not accusations, but felt like it. Not sure how I'm responsible if staff accidentally take fakes. I'd be a wee bit suspicious if somebody gave me a £30 note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, dandydunn said: Are you flirting with me Miss Mindimoo....... Moi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 4 hours ago, Orraloon said: I'd be a wee bit suspicious if somebody gave me a £30 note. very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 6 hours ago, flumax said: One if the worst experience I've had was trying to bank my business takings. There was, I dunno, £30 fake in a deposit. Spotted by the bank and confiscated it, wouldn't replace it... Worst than that they called the police to ask me questions about how I got it, I'm sure it was just questioning about the situation, not accusations, but felt like it. Not sure how I'm responsible if staff accidentally take fakes. that's very strange when i worked at RBS we woudl never have done that - we basically sealed the note, and sent to Head Office or sent to Bank of England - guess more of a volume of these now - but most of the fakes were real shit quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, euan2020 said: that's very strange when i worked at RBS we woudl never have done that - we basically sealed the note, and sent to Head Office or sent to Bank of England - guess more of a volume of these now - but most of the fakes were real shit quality HSBC. different policy or recent spate. Dunno. Nothing came of it other than I was down some money and stopped refusing BoE notes for a while before getting in pens and lights (maybe that ages the issue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 17 hours ago, Mindimoo said: Moi? Yes, yoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazziessc Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 On 11/08/2017 at 3:47 PM, aaid said: This is only one side of the story and I'll be amazed if he was as reasonable as he was making out. For example, if I was ever in that situation, the first thing I would do would be to offer some form of alternative payment. I doubt any shopkeeper or restauranter would be straight onto the police. I wonder if there was some form of argument that led to the police being called? Then again it's really dodgy that the Post Office are just reselling currency without some form of checking. However these days, the Post Office is more if a franchise operation and certainly not a "government department". That's why I used 50's as an example, even 20's they would be much easier to acquire by accident through change from a bigger note. Taking these straight to the police, as much as its morally the right thing to do... why should we be the one to take the hit, I don’t have the cash to tear up notes! Never mind the accusation mentioned by others. Who's to say foreign police don't immediately bang you up for a few days? In all the times I have bought Euros to take abroad I have been given one. This guy got 5?? Doesn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Mazziessc said: That's why I used 50's as an example, even 20's they would be much easier to acquire by accident through change from a bigger note. Taking these straight to the police, as much as its morally the right thing to do... why should we be the one to take the hit, I don’t have the cash to tear up notes! Never mind the accusation mentioned by others. Who's to say foreign police don't immediately bang you up for a few days? In all the times I have bought Euros to take abroad I have been given one. This guy got 5?? Doesn't make sense. Even if you have been the victim and have received counterfeit currency completely innocently, if you then knowingly pass that on to someone else then you are just as culpable as the person who passed them on to you - and every other person in that chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazziessc Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 11 minutes ago, aaid said: Even if you have been the victim and have received counterfeit currency completely innocently, if you then knowingly pass that on to someone else then you are just as culpable as the person who passed them on to you - and every other person in that chain. Like I said, police/throw it away is the right thing to do...but... there will be instances for certain good people where that's not possible, what if its the only money you had in a foreign country? You just tear it up and go broke? No amount of honesty will get you the cash back. These things can go through circulation for a long time before getting found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 This thread has prompted me to do a wee bit of reading about this stuff. Not much, just a wee bit. Amongst other things, I have learnt that 200 euro notes are yellow. So, I now know that I have never even seen one, never mind had one in my possession. So, this guy not only gets five 200 euro notes but he get five fake ones? Around 15 million euros of fake notes get taken out of circulation each year. A proportion of them will be found in Greece, I would imagine. Do the Greek police put everybody, found passing fake notes, in jail? There is more to this story than that article is telling us. A decent journalist could have got a good story out of this, but there don't seem to be many decent journalists around these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) Quote Quote He said: "I was sitting on a bit of sponge on a concrete floor and no one came near me for two days. My wife was only allowed in for 10 minutes. It was degrading. The place they put me in - you wouldn't put a dog in there " On his return to Coventry, Mr Nichols complained I had considered before that the easiest place to pass fake currency would be at a money exchange. As others have said, who has even seen a 200 euro note to decide its a fake. I'd fancy my chances at picking out a £10 or £20, but wouldn't have a clue with a decent Euro note. Having said that, its pretty brazen to go in your local post office and exchange €1000+ (what's the chances this guy bought all of the fakes?). You'd think there would be some checks in place for cash transactions. Given the anti money laundering hoops folk have to jump through these days. Edited August 14, 2017 by sbcmfc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The threshold for anti-money laundering regulations to kick in for cash transactions is €10000. The more I think about this, the more it doesn't ring true. For a start, who would actually accept €200 notes from a bank, post office or bureau de change knowing how much of a pain in the backside they would be to get changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The initial alarm bells are somebody changing €1000+ to sterling in Coventry, had they moored their yacht there, or gone an all inclusive holiday without realising it was all inclusive and brought back all their spending money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Just noticed that this happened in 2003. Seems to be a few articles about it that point and then nothing since. Sounds like it didn't go anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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