Fake $100 bills from ATM. Urban myth or reality.

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Re: Fake $100 bills from ATM. Urban myth or reality.

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clutchcargo wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:33 pm Isn't there an ATM camera recording each access? Albeit if so, depending on how he grabbed the notes, it may not be clear whether they are fake..
Jesus, at this rate, soon we'll all have to hold up each bill to the camera so it can see the serial numbers. :evil:
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Brody wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:43 pm
clutchcargo wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:33 pm Isn't there an ATM camera recording each access? Albeit if so, depending on how he grabbed the notes, it may not be clear whether they are fake..
Jesus, at this rate, soon we'll all have to hold up each bill to the camera so it can see the serial numbers. :evil:
True dat but this guy claims he received ones clearly marked 'Copy'...I would think that at least is something the camera might see.
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Kevin168 wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:39 pm After all this, I still believe this is not fake news. Scambodia is the very right place for this shit to happen. I just think ABA uses their power and money vs one poor dude for some fake bills from an ATM. And we all know poor dude have no chance to win no matter this real or fake.
Why did he wait 18 days though? I guess it depends on how much he took out to consider how reasonable it would be to not notice for soo long.

Did he pull out a grand? Maybe he pulls the entirety of his monthly Social Security pension at one go and sticks it in his bedside dresser.

Maybe then I could believe that it took so long to notice. Maybe
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If you live here for any length of time it is a natural check you do any time you get money from an ATM or over the counter at a bank. Certainly you do in a bar for all notes
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Arget wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:02 pm If you live here for any length of time it is a natural check you do any time you get money from an ATM or over the counter at a bank. Certainly you do in a bar for all notes
Sure, mostly. But don't you ever get lulled into a sense of complacency? I know I do.

I can't remember the last time I stopped at the ATM and went through each bill feeling the texture and scanning them for defects.

When I get change from a business though I do tend to check the larger bills.
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Yep. I only get a couple of hundred from ATMs and go to the bank for larger amounts. After I received a couple of old notes that nowhere would accept from a business a few years ago I got into the habit of checking. Yesterday I changed $1100 to $10 and $20
and stood at the counter and checked them all. The sign at ANZ says to check before you leave the counter so I did.
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I personally withdraw atm more than 10+ times with the amount 2-3k, I wouldn't count the money or checking one by one right after the withdraw...just don't feel safe at all...
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Kevin168 wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:12 pm I personally withdraw atm more than 10+ times with the amount 2-3k, I wouldn't count the money or checking one by one right after the withdraw...just don't feel safe at all...
Depends on where and when you withdraw.
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If you enjoy noise pollution and obnoxious driving practices, Phnom Penh is the place for you!

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Captain Bonez wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:20 pm Image
We'll see if this guy ends up having to make a groveling apology to ANZ like the other guy had to do to ABA.
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