PHUKET: Police on Phuket have warned banks and gold shops to check for fakes following the detection of a forged 1000 baht note in a large transaction today.
The dud turned up at a Phuket City gold shop when investor Weerachai Apicharttrakul, 36, purchased 10 baht in the precious metal for 183,500 baht.
Earlier he had withdrawn 200,000 baht from a Karikorn Bank in Thepkasattri Road.
According to assistant manager Nitapa Klongkit, the 200,000 baht had been deposited earlier today and may not have been checked in a counting machine.
The money was placed in a drawer but quickly produced when Khun Weerachai coincidentally asked for the same amount a short time later.
''It's the second fake 1000 baht bill our bank has encountered since Songkran,'' Khun Nitapa said.
Phuket City Police Station's sub-lieutenant Chatree Wechrangsri said it appeared people would be wise to make sure their notes were checked by machine, just in case.
The dud turned up at a Phuket City gold shop when investor Weerachai Apicharttrakul, 36, purchased 10 baht in the precious metal for 183,500 baht.
Earlier he had withdrawn 200,000 baht from a Karikorn Bank in Thepkasattri Road.
According to assistant manager Nitapa Klongkit, the 200,000 baht had been deposited earlier today and may not have been checked in a counting machine.
The money was placed in a drawer but quickly produced when Khun Weerachai coincidentally asked for the same amount a short time later.
''It's the second fake 1000 baht bill our bank has encountered since Songkran,'' Khun Nitapa said.
Phuket City Police Station's sub-lieutenant Chatree Wechrangsri said it appeared people would be wise to make sure their notes were checked by machine, just in case.
Ed, it would be appreciated if you told us how to tell if the note was not genuine, there must be some difference?
Posted by I Am Pretty Far From OK on April 27, 2015 17:03
Editor Comment:
Fake notes won't be processed by a machine counter. We'd only explain the difference if there was a suggestion a lot of notes with the same flaws were in circulation. Two notes is not enough.