How do I submit a counterfeit bill?

Report Counterfeit Currency Visit the Secret Service website to complete a Counterfeit Note Report or contact your local U.S. Secret Service field office. (Note: You must send the Counterfeit Note Report to your local U.S. Secret Service field office. Visit the U.S. Secret Service website for more information.)

How do you complete a counterfeit note report?

Contact your local police department or United States Secret Service field office. These numbers can be found on the inside front page of your local telephone directory. Write your initials and the date in the white border areas of the suspect note. Limit the handling of the note.

Is the Secret Service accepting counterfeit money?

Law enforcement agencies, banks and cash processors will submit suspected counterfeit currency to the Secret Service through our USDollars website.

Who investigates counterfeit money USA?

The U.S. Secret Service
The U.S. Secret Service has a long and storied history of safeguarding America’s financial and payment systems from criminal exploitation. The agency was created in 1865 to combat the rise of counterfeit currency following the Civil War.

What happens if you take a counterfeit bill to the bank?

Depositing counterfeit money into a bank account is illegal, even if you do not know it is illegal. However, a court would have to prove intent to defraud the bank. However, if you try to deposit money and the bank finds it is fake, you will lose the value of the bills.

How can you tell if a $100 bill is counterfeit?

The letters “USA” and the number 100 alternate along the strip, which is visible from both sides of the note.

1. If you hold the bill up to UV light, then the strip should glow pink.
2. You can also purchase a counterfeit detector which shines UV light, which might be helpful if your business handles a lot of bills.

Where can I turn in fake money?

Contact your local police department or call your local U.S. Secret Service Office. Write your initials and date in the white border area of the suspected counterfeit note. Do not handle the counterfeit note.

What happens if someone gives you fake money?

Under federal law, the use or attempted use of counterfeit currency is illegal if the person has the intent to defraud the recipient. A conviction for the offense carries up to 20 years in prison and a fine.

What happens if you pass counterfeit money unknowingly?

Can ATMS detect fake money?

Banks typically don’t have a way of knowing if cash came from their branch or ATM, even if you have a receipt, so a claim that it did is handled on a case-by-case basis. Whether your bank will swap out a bogus bill for a genuine one is up to its discretion.

What color do fake 100 bills turn?

What color does a counterfeit pen turn? A counterfeit pen reacts to the starch found in most types of paper. Genuine U.S. currency is printed on paper that does not have starch. Therefore, if the bill is genuine, the ink will turn yellow and if it’s fake, the ink will turn black or dark blue.

How do you identify counterfeit bills?

It’s possible to tell if someone has given you counterfeit money by looking at the physical characteristics of the bill, such as ink, colors, and text, or by running the bill under a special scanner or lamp designed to detect counterfeit currency.

Who investigates counterfeit bills?

U.S. Secret Service, federal law-enforcement agency within the United States Department of Homeland Security tasked with the criminal investigation of counterfeiting and other financial crimes.

What is the punishment for counterfeit money?

Using or manufacturing counterfeit money is a violation of the United States Code and can be considered criminal fraud. If it is found that a person intentionally created or used counterfeit money to purchase goods in the United States, the crime can be punishable by up to $15,000 (or in very significant cases, more) or 15 years in prison.

Where to report counterfeit money?

Contact your local police department or United States Secret Service field office. These numbers can be found on the inside front page of your local telephone directory. Write your initials and the date in the white border areas of the suspect note.