...and while we're on the subject of wacky counterfeit bills, here's a story
from our side of the pond:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/03/14/state/n191419S22.DTL
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Friedhelm said: "He told me it was a new type of note and I just
> figured I hadn't seen one before."
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> A spokesman for the Cologne police said: "You can tell straight away by
> looking at it that it's fake.
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> "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 21:20:37