Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Fake Euro's on the Rise!!!

In "The Local," (Germany's News in english) reported a rise in counterfeit bank notes. An eight percent rise as emergered this year in the counterfeiring scam of the euro dollar. With mostly 47% of the counterfeit coming from the twenty dolloar euro. Since 2007 euro counterfeit has steadliy been on the rise. Recently police have seized seven million euro dollars in the southern Campania region.
"http://www.thelocal.de/national/20100111-24497.html"

In the U.S. world of counterfeit money the U.S. hasn't seen a steady increase in counterfeit money. In 2000 the U.S. had it's largest counterfeit year, but since then, it has been on a steady declince, with a small rise in 2004.
"http://www.catalogueofcurrencies.com/statistics.html"

The reason why i picked this article, is to aware poeple that scams and fraud are alive and on the rise. Not only here in the states, but also Europe, and all over the world. With the rise of the "internet shopping", it is well known that third world countries train people to scam with money and on the internet. So before you buy, take your time, and make sure it is a legit site!!!

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