Bogus banknote contained images of naked women; exchange clerk not deterred by the fact there are no 1,000 euro notes
A cashier accepting a banknote of a nonexistent denomination containing images of naked women isn’t really all that farfetched. I remember investigating some check forgeries in the Palm Springs area back in the '60s. At one liquor store they accepted a check signed by ‘Ronald Reagan.’ At another liquor store they accepted a check signed by ‘U. R. Stuck.’ And in both cases, the liquor store clerks were sober.
CHEEKY EXCHANGE: MAN PASSES FAKE 1,000 EURO NOTE – COMPLETE WITH NAKED WOMEN – AT BUREAU DE CHANGE IN CZECH REPUBLLIC
As if the nudity wasn’t enough to convince the cashier in Rumburk of the banknote’s dubious legal tender, there isn’t a 1,000 euro banknote anyway
By Graham Smith
Mail Online
July 13, 2012
It takes all sorts, or so the saying goes, but it seems incredible that anyone would even try to get away with a fraud as unlikely as this.
But one foolhardy man walked into a bureau de change in the Czech town of Rumburk and asked how much money in Czech korunas he would get for a 1,000 euro banknote.
The cashier told him it was worth 24,000 korunas (943 euros / £740) and the exchange was made.
Sounds straightforward, but the euro 'banknote' in question was covered in pictures of naked women and one of its '€' logos spelled out '€ros', the Greek god of love.
The stars on the EU flag had even been replaced by love hearts.
As if that wasn't enough to convince the cashier of its somewhat dubious legal tender, there isn't even a 1,000 euro banknote anyway.
The unfortunate cashier only found out his mistake when he took a load of currency into his local bank and was informed of the note's comedy origin.
The bank notified the authorities and the perpetrator was arrested and is now facing up to two years in prison on fraud charges.
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