From: "Miss L. Toe" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Dodgy Cash
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:40:53 +0100


"tim"  wrote in message
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>
> "Colin Forrester"  wrote in message
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> > Jonathan Bryce wrote:
> >> Colin Forrester wrote:
> >>
> >>> I would have recorded the serial number or made a black & white copy
of
> >>> the note and then taken it to another bank branch to verify its
> >>> authenticity.
> >>
> >> Most copiers will refuse to make copies of bank notes.
> >
> > I should point out that like a lot of people - when faced with a sticker
> > telling them not to photocopy bank notes they start with their
travelcard,
> > company photo-id and then a bank note or two. Just to check the quality
of
> > course.
>
> I've always found the colour match not to be up
> to the standard reqired for a counterfeit :-(
>

And the hologram doesn't copy too well either :-)