Fake $20's

This has happened to me right from the ATM machine in Denver.
It happens Originally Posted by Seeking ~P

This happened to me a few weeks ago here in Houston and it was from a actual bank atm

This happened to me a few weeks ago here in Houston and it was from a actual bank atm Originally Posted by Jdwiii

He sent me a PM this morning said he had no idea how it happened, he too got his cash from an ATM. No offer to make it up,and I suppose there's nothing I can do but eat the loss.

If you still have the bills you were told were fake, just tell your "regular" that you will be glad to exchange ... you might consider taking a denomination besides $20's in the exchange and then let him/her worry about going back upstream to his/her source!

Thanks for the alert! It should make everyone aware .. or more aware!

(Except of course for those posters on here who already know it all!) Originally Posted by LexusLover

Sadly for me the bank kept mine!
I still have the one from the gas station, but don't want to try and use it. Think I'm going to staple it to a roll of TP and hang t on my wall.

you need to hold the bills and look for the President face. Sometimes con artist will bleach ones,or fives and re-print 100's . If you look in the light it will have A DIFFERENT FACE.

He sent me a PM this morning said he had no idea how it happened, he too got his cash from an ATM. No offer to make it up,and I suppose there's nothing I can do but eat the loss. Originally Posted by nikkivikkisix

That member should have gone to you as soon as he found out he had given you funny money and made it right. I would hope you never see him again. He WAS a nice guy.

That member should have gone to you as soon as he found out he had given you funny money and made it right. I would hope you never see him again. He WAS a nice guy. Originally Posted by Mr Willy

Desperate people do desperate things ........
Sad deal.

He sent me a PM this morning said he had no idea how it happened, he too got his cash from an ATM. No offer to make it up,and I suppose there's nothing I can do but eat the loss. Originally Posted by nikkivikkisix

NVS .......
I'd love to help make it up to you ........
I'd have to out him at this point, as it seems obviously intentional without offering up to make it right.

He sent me a PM this morning said he had no idea how it happened, he too got his cash from an ATM. No offer to make it up,and I suppose there's nothing I can do but eat the loss. Originally Posted by nikkivikkisix

If he is a regular, then request that he pays 20-40 dollars extra for each new session until he pays off his debt completely. He should consider it as a "tip." Also, he must get his money directly from a bank teller. You might want to start carrying a magic marker that detects counterfeit bills.

If he is a regular, then request that he pays 20-40 dollars extra for each new session until he pays off his debt completely... Originally Posted by WolfWhistle

Not a bad idea. It isn't the lassie's fault, and palming off one's problems to someone else isn't right. He should make it up to her. If he had accidentally passed bad paper to any other service business, doctor, dentist, contractor, lawn mower, babysitter, hairdresser, paid a utility bill with it, they would expect reimbursement and pursue him until the full debt was satisfied. This shouldn't be any different.

Someone attempted to give me 4 fake 20's a few weeks back but it was for something I was selling on CL. I noticed it right away and mentioned it to them. The paper felt different, almost sliky. I am confident he knew what he was doing but since I had my son with me I decided to stay cool and just left.

ATM's? Were these hole in the wall - no name ATMs?

Not saying it's not possible, but I live at the ATM and I have never had an issue, never even crossed my mind.

I would assume the bank and Brinks type companies double check all that money with "industrial" stuff that is available to them.

I'd be crazy to think a rouge bank/brinks worker was somehow able to exchange his fake money for real money, by simply exchanging his bills at work. Nothing "stolen" so the bank/Brinks never comes up short.

That member should have gone to you as soon as he found out he had given you funny money and made it right ... Originally Posted by Mr Willy

Maybe he doesn't believe her.

If he did go to a bank or ATM, maybe the money looked/felt right to him, and he thinks he's now getting played.

He said she said. Except he hasn't yet had his public say. I'm hopeful.

Fake twenties? Me too. Went to deposit from two associates and the teller keeps the fake. Couldn't tell which proprietor because she combined them before counting. Lack of metal strip was a dead giveaway.

If he was a good regular, he got burned like you did.

What iconic figure was on the bill?

Hillary? Originally Posted by GlobeSpotter

Hillary is never going to be on Bill's face again.

He sent me a PM this morning said he had no idea how it happened, he too got his cash from an ATM. No offer to make it up,and I suppose there's nothing I can do but eat the loss. Originally Posted by nikkivikkisix

Sadly for me the bank kept mine!
I still have the one from the gas station, but don't want to try and use it. Think I'm going to staple it to a roll of TP and hang t on my wall. Originally Posted by nikkivikkisix

My "second thought" is you probably should not have started this thread or at least not mentioned the source of the bills .... even in a general way ... just a "public service announcement" that fake 20's are being circulated (knowingly or unknowingly is uncertain). But having done so ....

... if they came from a "regular" who is not going to make them good, I'd suggest not "eating" (or even looking at) anything else from that "regular"!

I suppose a case could be made that some folks might claim fake bills in order to defraud someone of more money (and I'm not talking about you) .... in the future when a bank or business attempts to confiscate money on the claim it is "fake" demand a receipt with a copy of the bill(s) (front and back) attached ...

.. just taking your money is theft!

I was once shorted by an ATM for a significant amount. I reported it to my bank immediately and they made me whole - no receipt, no questions asked, right away. That is as it should be.

If an ATM ever passes you bad notes, report it right away - your bank and whoever's name is on the ATM. One or the other should fix it immediately. If they don't, make it clear you will report them to the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, FBI, and BBB. If they still won't make you whole, do the reporting and cease all business with that institution, including closing your accounts if you have to. Don't put up with it - demand accountability.