What happens to someone who unknowingly tries to spend counterfeit money and the store notices? Do they get still get charged with a crime if it's passed inadvertently?
In the USA. Inadvertent accidents are not usually punishable in a criminal court. And yes, you can go to jail for passing counterfeit.Most of the time, the store returns the bill to you and requests another/different method of payment. “I’m sorry. This doesn’t look right. Do you have another?” End of story.Rarely, the store keeps the bill, detains you, and notifies the appropriate authority. Store loses a sale, loses a customer, and wastes some time. You plead ignorance and from there I don’t know. What the police do is variable depending on your honesty in giving answers.Sometimes the counterfeit is noticed after the sale. Then the store reviews video and tries to figure it out.Once upon a time, in a different century, we sent one of girls with a stack of bad counterfeit to the dope dealers. They know the money is counterfeit and we fully expect some really crappy dope. The girl stops for gas. Spends one of the bills. The attendant notices the counterfeit as she pulls away. He calls the cops, they run down the license plate, the counterfeit is seized, cops tell the girl: “We’re taking your kids or your supplier.” Bad day for our print supplier.
If I were to (unknowingly) purchase something from a store with counterfeit money and the cashier noticed and informed the police, could I be arrested?
I have questioned more than a few people over the years about the funny money that they passed at a local business. With one exception (I'll get to that person in a little while) they all stated that they had no idea where they got the money from and I couldn't prove elsewise.We all have cash in our pockets that we got from various transactions over the day or several days and weeks. There is counterfeit money out there and I have no doubt that I have received counterfeit bills and passed them on unknowingly. Especially in the years before I became an officer.The one exception was an individual who had multiple counterfeit bills on his person. Fives, tens and twenties. Way too many to have received as change from a business. That person was detained and I contacted our local Secret Service office. They happily came out to interview that person and eventually several people were arrested and charged for counterfeiting as well as burglary and grand theft.
My mom was given a fake 100 dollar bill. Is there any way we can get a new one?
DON'T try to fool the people at the bank!!!! Your mom will get arrested if she try that. Bank tellers are experts telling fake money (they work the whole day with money). The best you can do is NOTHING, call police and give ti to them; if you spend it, the police will check for finger prints, and they's think YOU printed it. BUT before doing anything make sure it's fake...maybe the other store was wrong (some people still get confused with the new and old 100 bills). Ask at the bank, they'll tell you if it's real or not. EDIT By the way it's funny when you say: >> "I know 100 dollars isn't that much". I'm sure many people here don't agree with your opinion. EDIT OK about the Bank, but "NO" the bank wont give you any other bill (it's not their fault, they didn't give you the fake bill). When people get fake bills, the money is "lost" like if it were stolen. You just can accuse the person who gave you the fake bill.
What happens if you legally acquire a counterfeit bill? Will you lose your money when you try to pass it?
You've already lost your money; you lost it when you traded a good or service in exchange for the counterfeit currency.If you attempt to pass on the counterfeit U.S. Dollars in the USA, it is you who will be committing a brand new federal felony.Your remedy is to report the person who passed the counterfeit currency to the United States Secret Service (they're a part of the Department of Treasury, and Anti-Counterfeiting law enforcement is their responsibility), and seek restitution from the passer of those bad dollar bills.
As a cashier, what do I do if I get a fake 100 dollar bill?
Yesterday I got a fake 100 dollar bill. I took it without saying anything (because you never know what could happen if you do) and I immediately told my manager after the costumer left. One manager was mad at me for taking it, while the other manager was happy I told her right away. You never know if someone has a plan for if they get caught, if they have a gun on them, etc. should I have not taken the money, or did I do the right thing by telling my manager right after and notifying the police?
How can i tell if i have a fake 50 dollar bill?
Some of the methods in this link will work even on old US notes. You could also take it to a coin/currency dealer.
I found A ten dollar bill on the street, but on both sides its stamped VOID, can I still use it?
The US Government does not 'void' money. This is either a real bili with an illegitimate void stamp, or it is a good fake. I'm not sure a whole lot of people would waste a $10 on a practical joke, but I suppose it is possible. I would not suggest you spend it. If it is fake, you are going to have a hard time arguing you didn't know it was fake, seeing it is stamped 'void'. You could take it to a bank, they can confirm it it is real. If so, they will exhange it for another bill.
What happens if a cashier finds out that your money is counterfeit, without you even knowing as well?
That largely depends on “company policy.” ALTHOUGH, it is the law in my state that the cashier is to confiscate the counterfeit bills and turn them over to law enforcement. Not all cashiers do this however.I worked 20 years as a Manager for a grocery chain. Policy was to confiscate the bills and turn them in to law enforcement. If it was obvious that the customer really didn't know then I would let the customer keep it so they could at least go back to where they got it and try to recover their loss.I also worked as a cashier for a big box store for a few years. Policy there was to accept the counterfeit bills and treat the transaction and customer like you would anyone else. The CRAZY reason for this? The company would rather lose a little bit of money than make someone mad and lose a customer. Why would they want customers like that anyway? Who knows. The end result: it didn't take long for word to get out that we accepted counterfeit bills and I don't need to tell you what happened next! I actually refused bills from a man and was written up for it.I have also been on the other side of the bill. Handed my money to the cashier at a small “mom n pop” store and was rudely informed that the bill was fake. The cashier then called the police and told them I was trying to pass a fake bill. I won't go into all the blah, blah, blah about it but I was able to keep the bill and go back to where I got it and recover my loss.My daughter went to the bank one day, with her boyfriend, to cash both of their paychecks. Now this is a BIG, WELL KNOWN bank. When they got home, they were figuring out bills, budget, etc., and I noticed a $100 bill that looked funny. I checked it, along with the others, and ALL $700 was counterfeit of my daughters. 2 bills were counterfeit of her boyfriends. These were from the bank! Of course they were able to go back and recover their money.Here in Las Vegas we have poker/slot machines just about everywhere. It has become common practice to tell the customer to put the money in the machine and hit “cash out.” The machines have a reader and if the bill is fake, the machine won't accept it!