We cashed a check not long ago at our usual friendly local cambio to pay bills. We gave our landlord her rent in 2000 and 1000 bills.
She came back with a 1000 bill saying "malo." She had given it to a friend to deposit and the bank rejected it as counterfeit. We exchanged the bill. Later, we looked closely against another presumably good bill and didn't really see much-if any-difference. So we used it to pay our phone bill.
Rejected. Fake. OK. I'm a believer.
We take it back to the cambio. They won't replace it because they don't know if it was one they gave, and-of course-~they~ get their $$$ from the bank and certainly the bank wouldn't give bad currency. :ermm:
Looks like we're stuck. Just 1000 pesos, but still. I understand the bank will confiscate it and not replace it.
Exhibit caution. Faux dough is out there. Caveat Emptor.
She came back with a 1000 bill saying "malo." She had given it to a friend to deposit and the bank rejected it as counterfeit. We exchanged the bill. Later, we looked closely against another presumably good bill and didn't really see much-if any-difference. So we used it to pay our phone bill.
Rejected. Fake. OK. I'm a believer.
We take it back to the cambio. They won't replace it because they don't know if it was one they gave, and-of course-~they~ get their $$$ from the bank and certainly the bank wouldn't give bad currency. :ermm:
Looks like we're stuck. Just 1000 pesos, but still. I understand the bank will confiscate it and not replace it.
Exhibit caution. Faux dough is out there. Caveat Emptor.