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	        |      buyer with counterfeit $100s on vancouver CL       
			
			heads up for sellers 
young native looking kids just gave me fake $100s 
hard to tell unless you compare it side by side with real bill 
it has no grooves and i didn't bother to check as I was in a hurry   
buyer will NOT try to low ball you and try to make a quick sale through emails 
he will say he just sold his cell phone so he cannot call you or call him   
lesson learned....
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			03-06-2010, 08:59 PM
			
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			sorry to hear 
for 50's and 100's i try to make sure it's legal tender, but sometimes it's all wrinkled up or you're meeting up at night so it's hard to tell.   
hope karma will get his ass.
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			03-06-2010, 09:02 PM
			
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			1. use your nails to check for ridges on the Prime Minister. 
2. Look for a hologram on both sides.   
Those are the 2 of the easiest ways to check.   
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			03-06-2010, 09:07 PM
			
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			i am carefull with 50's since fake 50s are dime a dozen but never imagined i would run into 100s...
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			Make a few more different ads for same item and hope he contacts you.  Posted via RS Mobile     |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			Take whatever contact information you have and hand it over to the police.
		    
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			kids?? 
about how old were they?
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			As a seller, request only $20 bills.
		    
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					Originally Posted by  invader     As a seller, request only $20 bills.   |       If they have fake 50 and 100 they probably have fake 20's  
Just make sure to check your bills when selling stuff I always do
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			03-06-2010, 11:20 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  Manic!     1. use your nails to check for ridges on the Prime Minister. 
2. Look for a hologram on both sides.   
Those are the 2 of the easiest ways to check.   
Sorry for your loss.   |       Those are good tips, here are some more:  
3. You can also check for the water mark, hold up to a light/sun and see if you can see an image of the Prime Minister represented on the Bill  
4. Clarity, if you CANT see the fine details, ie the circles in the pupil, then its fake.  
5. Accidentally spill water on the bills, haha, legal bills are practically water resistant/proof, fake ones the ink will run   
Sorry to hear, hope they get whats coming to em!!
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			03-06-2010, 11:29 PM
			
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			the biggest thing with fake hundreds is the hologram isn't colorful, it's actually silver/chrome/black only.   
But if you're in a hurry that's the best bet to check.
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			03-06-2010, 11:31 PM
			
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			out of curiosity what did you sell him?
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			03-07-2010, 12:06 AM
			
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					Originally Posted by  invader     As a seller, request only $20 bills.   |       this  
i always do this, even when it means i have to meet them at the bank and they have to get change 
most people are cool with it, cause most buyers (especially on RS, CL, etc) are also sellers  
if they don't agree, just take your sale someplace else 
better to have to wait a few more weeks to sell something then to give it away for free  
and like somebody said above, take whatever contact info you have and give it to the police 
not too sure what good it'll do though, since the info they gave you was probably fake/friends phone or something, as i'm sure they didn't accidentally give you fakes
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			03-07-2010, 12:13 AM
			
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			Damn, that sucks but I would contact the police if you haven't already and the water test is the best because the ink will run on every fake bill.
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			03-07-2010, 12:14 AM
			
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			have you ever tried buying something for $2000 in 20s?  it's a pain in the ass.
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			A black light will catch most of the fake bills too.  It's very hard for criminals to get their hands on paper that doesn't shine under a black light.
		    
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			03-07-2010, 12:31 AM
			
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					Originally Posted by  Jah Gekko     Damn, that sucks but I would contact the police if you haven't already and the water test is the best because the ink will run on every fake bill.   |       This is why the kids usually spray that stuff with shoe guard shit from athlete's world, i saw a kid go into AW andbuy like 20 cans... i know that's not to protect his 50 pairs of nike shocks
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			03-07-2010, 12:34 AM
			
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			That sucks...   
I've done dozens of sales on Craigslist in the past few months, but they've all been low value, so I've never had to be on alert for fake bills...
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			03-07-2010, 01:15 AM
			
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			My general rule of thumb to be safe from losers on Craigslist:   
No phone number = No deal.  This includes blocked numbers.
		    
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			03-07-2010, 02:08 AM
			
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			I've sold quite a few high value items on CL involving 100s and 50s, but I 've never run into this problem. Nevertheless, I check everytime before handing my stuff over (I tell buyer ahead of time over e-mail that I will be doing a quick check on the bills when I get them).   
Here are some of the quick checks I go over: 
- check for the raised studs on the corners 
- check hologram and see if it matches the bill value (I remember on the news a while back that criminals were splicing 5 dollar holograms onto fake 50s) 
- Run fingers through bill for texture 
- hold random bills up to lit cellphone screen/flashlight for watermark   
hope it helps! CL isn't as infested with retards anymore, so I'm surprised you caught the bad crop
		    
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			03-07-2010, 02:08 AM
			
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			my rule of thumb is meet at the guys house.. anything goes down I know where he lives..
		    
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			03-07-2010, 02:31 AM
			
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			Does the whole rubbing bill on piece of paper, for the $50 dunno if it works on the $100, work? Like when you rub a $50, the red goes onto the paper. Or are fake ones able to do that.
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