1. Currency Counterfeiting
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2. Two Detection Forms

Tactile

3. Experienced money handlers 4. Visual 5. Any money handlerFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
6. Tactile

Intuitive feel for true money

7. Financial institutions 8. Money 9. not paper 10. 75% cotton 11. 25% linen 12. Try washing paper in your pants pocket!Facebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
13. Visual

Primary method for most people

14. Many examination points 15. Easily trained to observe visual pointsFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
16. Visual Examination Points

Colored Fibers

17. Embedded in pulp 18. Red and blue - varying lengths 19. Dacron synthetic 20. Counterfeits 21. print red and blue ink lines 22. layered on surface 23. absentFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
24. Visual Examination Points

Fibers

25. Prevention 26. Pry off fibers with sharp objectFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
27. Visual Examination Points

Portrait

28. 3D look 29. 20 ton printing pressure 30. Hair, facial line features 31. Unbroken linesFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
32. Portrait

Prevention

33. Examination 34. Flat looking portrait on copier 35. Facial and hair lines may be brokenFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
36. Portraits on old and new currency

2004 Series

37. No oval around portrait 38. 1996 Series 39. With ovalFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
40. Visual Examination Points

Raised Note currency fraud

41. Convert $1 bill into a $10 or $20 bill 42. Prevention 43. Memorize and look at portrait on specific denomination billsFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
44. What is it?

Raised Note

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45. Visual Examination Points

Border

46. Woven scrolling lines 47. Computer engraved 48. Very sharp, evenly spaced 49. Prevention 50. Look for wavy, unevenly spaced linesFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
51. Visual Examination Points

1996 Series

52. Ink Color 53. Face is black ink 54. Reverse is green ink 55. Green color is proprietary color to BEP 56. Prevention 57. Compare colors to another bill Facebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
58. Visual Examination Points

2004 Series

59. $20 bill 60. Ink Color 61. Rear is still green 62. Face... 63. Light blue eagle on left 64. Peach background in center 65. Light green background on right....Facebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
66. Series 2004 Currency
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67. Series 2004 currency

Reverse green ink

68. New small, yellow random spaced denomination numbers...Facebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
69. Series 2004 Currency
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70. Visual Examination Points

Seals

71. Two seals 72. Federal Reserve

left side in black

73. 1996/2004 74. Treasury Department 75. right side in colorFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
76. Treasury Seal Colors

Federal Reserve Note

77. Green color seal 78. Most commonFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
79. Treasury Seal Color

United States Note

80. Red color sealFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
81. Treasury Seal Color

Silver Certificate

82. Blue color sealFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
83. Treasury Seal Colors

Rare exceptions

84. Gold 85. Gold Certificate 86. Brown 87. Silver Certificate from WWII - Hawaii 88. Yellow 89. Silver Certificate from WWII North AfricaFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
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91. Visual Examination Points

Security Thread

92. Plastic 93. Different colors 94. Fluoresces 95. Denomination printed right in strip 96. USA 20/50, etc. 97. Woven into billFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
98. Visual Examination Points

Watermark

99. Right side of bill 100. Matches portrait on bill 101. View holding up to light 102. Front or rear of billFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
103. Visual Examination Points

Color Shifting Ink

104. 1996 Series 105. Black to Green 106. 2004 Series 107. Copper to GreenFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
108. Visual

Microprinting

109. Not very effective 110. Need magnifying glass 111. Reads repetitive USA 112. No longer on Series 2004 currencyFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
113. Other Examination Points

Detection Pen

114. Iodine based 115. Write on bill 116. Genuine: brown ink 117. Counterfeit: black ink 118. Based on rag paper content 119. Highly starched paper may read false positive 120. Office supply storesFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
121. Other Examination Points

Ultraviolet Light

122. Genuine money does not fluoresce 123. Dull, dark under light 124. Counterfeit money fluoresces 125. Glows under light 126. False positives 127. Bleach laundered money 128. Purchase at large department/hardware storesFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
129. Other Examination Points

Magnetic Ink Detectors

130. Genuine money printed with magnetic ink 131. Counterfeits generally not 132. Detectors read the presence or absence of magnetic ink 133. False positive 134. Professional counterfeiters 135. Available on-line Facebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
136. Series 1996 CurrencySecurity features
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137. Series 2004 CurrencySelect security features
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138. Receiving Counterfeit Money
IF YOU RECEIVE A COUNTERFEIT:

Delay the passer if possible

139. Do not return it to the passer 140. Observe passer's description 141. Write it down anywhere 142. Observe license number of any vehicles used Facebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant
143. Receiving Counterfeit Money

Call police

144. Write clerks initials and date in margin of note 145. Do not handle note any further 146. Do not let other employees handle 147. Fingerprints 148. Place bill in envelope or paper bag and seal or staple 149. Give it to LE with receipt requestedFacebook:Dale Steffes Security Consultant