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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Police warn about fake 30 Euro notes

A German corner shop owner saw some of his profits disappear after he accepted payment for a pack of cigarettes with a non-existent 30 Euro note.
Euro notes come in denominations of 10, 20 and 50, leaving police puzzled as to why the fraudster chose to increase the risk of being caught by printing a non-existent 30 Euro note. The man even got 20 Euro in change from the storekeeper in North Rhine-Westphalia before getting on his bike and cycling off.


Police said that the note may have been created as a joke but it could have serious consequences if they manage to catch the person that had used it to buy the cigarettes. Police spokesman Martin Meyer said: "Using counterfeit notes is a serious offense, usually punishable with a jail term for anyone found proven to have faked currency - even such a poor quality fake as this one."

The fraud only came to light because the man seemed nervous in paying and left the shop in a hurry – prompting the storekeeper to take a closer look at the note and then realize that the 30 Euro note didn't exist. He said: "It was embarrassing but I was in a rush, and was easily distracted that day by all the customers. I tried to chase after him but he was very quickly gone."

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