Often receive fake money

Kuala Kangsar - Some dealers in the area claim to suffer losses due to regularly receive payment for fake notes lately.

Take advantage of current dealers are busy attending to customers in the store.

Dealer claims, mostly goes unnoticed when they are busy serving customers to not have the opportunity to check the authenticity of the money involved.

The restaurant owner, Salim PS Hassan, 45, claimed that only recognizes the existence of counterfeit money after a customer returns the money involved.

"Customers told the money was rejected when he wanted to pay the bill and then he came back to the shop and ask instead."

"I had my own place even fooled," he said.

He said that even if the fake money was only RM20, but it would infringe upon the image of his shop.

"Not worth the money I think, but the image of the store may be affected by the irresponsible attitude of the person who made the payment using counterfeit money," he said.

Victims of fake money of all ages.

 
Meanwhile, the guards led a gas station known as Syafika, 23, said he had several times received counterfeit money, but failed to locate the person responsible for using them.

"Often, they will use fake money when I want to buy a reload card."

"They will ask and when to cards, they put the money and moved as quickly as possible," he said."

In fact according to him, the opportunity to use counterfeit money is also done when the premises are full of customers.

"Counterfeit money used using regular printing on paper that is relatively thin compared to pure money."

"When the money was wet, the ink is melted and the thread is dotted also come off," he said.

Overview Daily Herald found counterfeit money received smaller sized businesses and their colors are quite different.

In fact, the paper used is quite smooth and thinner than pure money. But quite difficult to distinguish if the counterfeit money were not examined.