Funny Money
Ashok Kumar Pathak went to an ATM in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India and withdrew 4,500 rupees (US$67.34). At least, he tried to. What the United Bank of India machine actually dispensed were bills that said things like “Children Bank of India”. (Other than that, they looked pretty realistic.) Pathak was one of three customers to receive the counterfeit currency. Cash management companies load ATMs in India, and the custodian of such a firm was arrested last year after a New Delhi ATM dispensed “Children Bank” notes readily available in toy stores. (AC/News 18 India, Chennai Hindu) ...Passing counterfeit money is cheating. Getting it from the toy store instead of printing it yourself is cheating at cheating.Original Publication Date: 06 May 2018
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
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