Color printing mechanism fake "Golden Bull"

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Author: Zhu Yashuang

2020-04-07 23:43

Following the arrest of two middle-aged couples suspected of using counterfeit banknotes to buy takeaways last Friday (3rd), today (7th) they took action against counterfeit banknotes group and raided a residential unit used to store counterfeit banknotes in Sham Shui Po and seized 73 Zhang faced a fake "golden cow" worth 1,000 yuan and arrested 5 men and women on suspicion of possession of counterfeit banknotes. The police believe that they have successfully smashed a counterfeit banknote group.

The police pointed out that counterfeit banknotes are printed on color printers and have no anti-counterfeiting features. Gangsters usually use banknotes in frequent transactions or in dim environments, such as fast food restaurants, convenience stores and taxis, and appeal to the public to be careful when receiving banknotes.

Police arrested 5 men and women, 4 of whom were South Asians. (Photo by Lin Zhenhua)

The Counterfeit Banknotes and Forged Documents Unit of the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Police, together with the Anti-Triad Action Team of the Shui Po Police District, launched a joint operation against the counterfeit banknote group. After in-depth investigation and intelligence analysis, a residential building for storing counterfeit banknotes was locked at 227 Cheung Sha Wan Road The unit carried out a raid at 7 pm tonight and seized 73 counterfeit banknotes with a face value of $ 1,000 in total, with a face value of $ 73,000, and arrested 4 South Asian men and a local woman, aged between 29 and 38, on suspicion "Possession of counterfeit banknotes" is being detained for investigation. The four South Asian men are of Pakistani and Indian descent, respectively holding ID cards and temporary identification certificates commonly known as "street paper".

The poor quality of counterfeit banknotes does not rule out part of the market

Zhang Wenhan, acting chief inspector of the Counterfeit Banknotes and Forged Documents Section of the Commercial Crime Investigation Branch, said the police believed that the operation successfully smashed a counterfeit banknote group to prevent counterfeit banknotes from flowing into the market. However, the unit involved has been in operation for a period of time and does not rule out the existence of counterfeit banknotes into the market. The police earlier received a report with the same serial number as the seized counterfeit banknotes, and some counterfeit banknotes were also numbered repeatedly. Instead, the counterfeit banknotes seized at this time were of poor quality, printed with color printers, without any anti-counterfeiting features, and the general public could be classified as counterfeit banknotes.

Zhang Wenhan pointed out that the common practice of banknote group gangsters is to use units that harbor counterfeit banknotes, or use color printers to make counterfeit banknotes, and use them in places where transactions are frequent or the environment is dim, such as fast food restaurants, convenience stores and taxis, when the victim is not concerned. Misreception of counterfeit banknotes. Last year, many non-locals were arrested for possession of counterfeit banknotes.

Police urged members of the public to take extra care when receiving banknotes and pay attention to the anti-counterfeit features of banknotes, including bumpy feel and window-open metal wires. If the public receives counterfeit banknotes, do not continue to hold and try to use them. Otherwise, they may be guilty of possession of counterfeit banknotes and the use of counterfeit banknotes.

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