I went to currency change for roll of quarters & she threw my $10 back at me & said "this isn't real"
a. has this ever happened to you?
b. what do I do with it?
2007-03-24 07:21:57 · 10 answers · asked by Freakgirl 7 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Yeah, happened to me before, guy said it was fake. I didn't knowing use it thinking it was fake, and I wasn't gonna be out $10, so I just used it somewhere else.
2007-03-24 07:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1) No.
2) Report it to the US Secret Service. Really. They will ask you questions about the note, what it looks like, why you think it is counterfeit, where you got it from, etc. They confiscate the note and will investigate. You will get it back if it is not a counterfeit. You are out the money if it is.
3) Don't listen to the morons suggesting you pass the note to someone else. It is a federal offense to pass a counterfeit note! That lady that threw the note back at you is guilty of passing a counterfeit note! Really.
4) It used to be that you had to have talent to counterfeit money, but kids counterfeit lots of cash on their computer now. You can tell it is counterfeit by the way the money FEELS. You should also look at the color of the money, know who is on what note and look for the security features.
Good luck!
2007-03-25 06:01:34 · answer #2 · answered by ssbn598 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You figure out where you got it from and call the police. (The Secret Service deals with counterfiting, but the police will get them involved if need be.)
We had a fake $20 come in to my work. The cashier spotted it but accepted it and let the person in. We called the police, and when they got there we quietly asked the lady to come speak to the police. It turns out she got the bill as change at a restraunt, so the police went there next. I don't know what happened after that.
2007-03-24 14:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by calliope320 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should turn int in to the Secret Service. To try and spend it somewhere else knowing it's fake is a felony.
Or you could just frame it, hang it on your wall and tell people that some girl gave it to you because you were the best lover she ever had.
2007-03-24 15:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(a) Nope.
(b) Is it counterfeit? If so, you could take it to the police and see what they have to say about it. If not, try using the $10 elsewhere... a good way to tell if it's fake is to go to a video game arcade and feed the bill into a coining machine and see if the machine accepts it.
I believe it's illegal to knowingly pass a counterfeit bill.
2007-03-24 14:26:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have 2 choices.....
a. Turn it to local bank or FBI (lol)
b. SPEND IT!! (go to a bar or a club and buy a round, tip the waitress)
The way I see it is, as long as your not making them at home and it was an honest mistake, why should you be out 10 bucks?
FYI: it will eventually make its way to the FBI, where they finger print and log all info including serial #'s and more. So if your making them at home and your grubby prints come up on a couple hundred bucks, they'll be knocking on your door.
2007-03-24 14:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by Time2Visit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitely take it to the police. The only other options would be to throw it away or keep it as a souvenir.
2007-03-24 14:33:40 · answer #7 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS GO TO THE BANK AND GIVE IT TO THEM. THEY WILL GIVE IT TO THE FBI WHICH WILL GIVE IT TO SECRET SERVICE. OR DO WHAT I WOULD DO TO NOT BE OUT THE 10 BUCKS...SPEND IT ELSEWHERE. BUT IF YOU KNOW IT IS COUNTERFEIT THAT'S A FELONY YOU WOULD LOOSE YOUR GUN RIGHTS AND MORE IF YOU GET CAUGHT.
2007-03-24 14:33:28 · answer #8 · answered by james 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spend it somewhere else!
BTW: Whoever gave me a thumbs down for this joke is a total utter doosh bag!
2007-03-24 14:26:46 · answer #9 · answered by Jordan0921 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try and sell it on e-bay!
2007-03-24 14:40:53 · answer #10 · answered by Lynn T 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋