False joy. At the end of the day Tuesday, residents of Baugé-en-Anjou, in Maine-et-Loire, thought they were touching the jackpot. In the middle of the street, dozens of 20-euro notes were scattered on the sidewalk. If some passers-by did not hesitate to help themselves, others preferred to notify the gendarmerie. Verifications made, it was indeed counterfeit money.
In the process, the gendarmerie therefore called for vigilance on social networks. "The use or attempted use of counterfeit money is a crime", remind the police, who also alert traders. To recognize counterfeit banknotes, you can first manipulate them and note “an absence of crispness” or “relief to the touch”. There are other clues to scrutinize the ticket carefully, such as the absence of a hologram.
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