This is a translation from an article in the Jinan Times published on February 25, 2009.
More fake bank notes have appeared again in Jinan, Shandong Province. This time the fake notes aren't the one hundred yuan notes earlier reported. These are RMB 20 notes, with series numbers beginning with FA76.
Mr. Li, a local citizen, told the reporter that his wife received two RMB 20 notes from a peddler last October. She used the notes to buy something in another store and was told one of them was fake. Mr. Li said the note with a series number beginning with FA76 was fake. The day before yesterday, Mr Li went to a local store to buy milk and the store owner gave him an RMB 20 note as change. He took a close look, and found this one also began with FA76.
You have to pay attention, even to money being withdrawn from banks. Another citizen, Mrs. Wang, withdrew several hundred from a local bank and found two notes with a series number beginning with HD90.
Previously on Zhongnanhai:
More fake bank notes have appeared again in Jinan, Shandong Province. This time the fake notes aren't the one hundred yuan notes earlier reported. These are RMB 20 notes, with series numbers beginning with FA76.
Mr. Li, a local citizen, told the reporter that his wife received two RMB 20 notes from a peddler last October. She used the notes to buy something in another store and was told one of them was fake. Mr. Li said the note with a series number beginning with FA76 was fake. The day before yesterday, Mr Li went to a local store to buy milk and the store owner gave him an RMB 20 note as change. He took a close look, and found this one also began with FA76.
You have to pay attention, even to money being withdrawn from banks. Another citizen, Mrs. Wang, withdrew several hundred from a local bank and found two notes with a series number beginning with HD90.
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said this on 01 Mar 2009 11:15:22 PM PDT
I received a fake FA76 20 from a CBD Starbucks here in Beijing last week. When I tried to use it at a grocery store, they pointed out it was fake. The Starbucks was really cool about it, refunding my 20 and giving me a free drink. The fake bill felt like really cheap paper and didn't have any of the security features. It's easy to spot if you are paying attention, but who has time to examine each bill when a line is forming behind you?
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said this on 02 Mar 2009 6:31:39 PM PDT
Exactly, especially for smaller notes. Not all stores are like starbucks, I've seen people fighting with store owners for fake notes given to them, however, either of them should take the responsiblity. People will end up trying to spend the fake notes in veg market or street vendors. A vicious cycle!
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said this on 03 Mar 2009 7:25:04 PM PDT
I got an FE38 fake 20, a XB81 fake 100 both a couple of years ago. I was just passed a FA74 fake 50 this weekend. They're all pretty cheap paper, but fairly good printing/watermarks. I got the 20 and 50 from taxis at night but have no idea where I go the 100--I only get 100's from either bank of China or the ATM! I'll post photos on my blog (www.silkroadintl.net/blog) later this week.
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