http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7603
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The notes, in 300, 600 and 1,000 euro denominations have a ring of 12
hearts instead of the usual EU stars and feature hunky men and
big-breasted nude women.
Instead of the word 'Euro' being printed in the corner these notes have
'Eros' - the Greek god of love.
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But despite these differences - and the fact that the only large euro
notes currently in circulation are 100s, 200s and 500s - police say
they are being passed off as the real thing.
Cologne newsagent Bernd Friedhelm, 33, accepted one of the fake 600
euro notes from an unknown customer who bought two cartons of
cigarettes and walked off with 534 euros in change.
Friedhelm said: "He told me it was a new type of note and I just
figured I hadn't seen one before."
A spokesman for the Cologne police said: "You can tell straight away by
looking at it that it's fake.
"There aren't even any 600 euro notes anyway. But anyone trying to pass
it off as real, even as a joke, faces prosecution."
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Received on 2006-03-14 14:01:05