Overview

Course Title:

Counterfeit Money - Can you Spot a Fake?

Learning objective:

Identify the top ways to identify counterfeit bills

Description Text

You may think counterfeiting is not the problem it once was, but according to the United States Department of Treasury, an estimated $70 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation or approximately one counterfeit note for every 10,000 in genuine currency. The security measures in this lesson were designed not just to deter criminals from attempting to counterfeit money but to help people and businesses recognize counterfeit money when they see it.

By the end of this course, retail associates will be able to determine if US currency is real or fake! Here are 7 ways to do just that!

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Units

Introduction

Check for Understanding

Client:

The Dog House (Delphi’s Dive Bar)

Instructional Designer:

Laurie Kinzie

Units

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Name

Content

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Introduction

7 Ways to Check for Counterfeit

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7 Ways to Check for Counterfeit

7 Lessons

Color Shifting Ink

Watermark

Blurring Borders, Printing, and Text

Raised Printing

Security Thread

Red and Blue Threads

Pdf of Bill with areas to look

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Check for Understanding

3 multiple choice questions

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Style Guide

Logo

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Cover Photo

stock-image.jpg (man holding up lots of bills)

Custom colours

Accent Color: green in the default settings

Fonts

Heading: Lato

Body: Merriweather

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Additional Notes

free navigation

Templates

NA

Lesson

Color Shifting Ink

BLOCK ID

1.1

BLOCK TYPE

Image & text

NOTES

CONTENT

image on left

Image: gif - 20 dollar bill with enhanced at the bottom right corner that shows color changes

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Text: If you hold a new series bill (except for the new $5 bill) and tilt it back and forth, you can see that the numeral in the lower right-hand corner shifts from green to black or from gold to green. If it doesn't change colors, it's likely counterfeit.

Lesson

Watermark

BLOCK ID

1.2

BLOCK TYPE

Picture and Text

NOTES

CONTENT

Numbered list (4)

Image: watermark.jpg

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Text:

The watermark should only be visible when you hold the bill up to the light.

The watermark should be on the right side of the bill.

If the watermark is a face, it should exactly match the face on the bill.

If there is no watermark or the watermark is visible without being held up to the light, the bill is most likely a counterfeit.

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Lesson

Blurry Borders, Pictures, or Text

BLOCK ID

1.3

BLOCK TYPE

Picture

Text

NOTES

CONTENT

Heading Blurry Edges and Text Cause for Concern

Image: blurry_edges.jpeg

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Text:

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Authentic bills are made using die-cut printing plates that create fine lines, so they look extremely detailed. Counterfeit printers are usually not capable of the same level of detail. Take a close look, especially at the borders, to see if there are any blurred parts in the bill.

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Raised Printing

BLOCK ID

1.4

BLOCK TYPE

Image & Text

NOTES

CONTENT

Image on left

Image: raised_printing.jpg

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Text:

All authentic banknotes have raised printing, which is difficult for counterfeiters to reproduce. To detect raised printing, run your fingernail carefully down the note. You should feel some vibration on your nail from the ridges of the raised printing. If you don’t feel this texture, then you should check the bill further.

Lesson

Security Thread

BLOCK ID

1.5

BLOCK TYPE

Image & Text

NOTES

CONTENT

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Image: security_strips.jpeg

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Text:

The security thread is a thin embedded strip running from top to bottom on the face of a banknote. In the $10 and $50 bills the security strip is located to the right of the portrait, and in the $5, $20, and $100 bills it is located just to the left. Detection tools and technology use ultraviolet light because this is a clear-cut way of telling if a bill is counterfeit. The security thread on authentic bills glow under ultraviolet light in the following colors:

• $5 bill glows blue

• $10 bill glows orange

• $20 bill glows green

• $50 bill glows yellow

• $100 bill glows red/pink

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Lesson

Red and Blue Threads

BLOCK ID

1.6

BLOCK TYPE

Image & Text

NOTES

CONTENT

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Image: red_blue_threads.jpeg

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Text:

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ook for those embedded threads

If you take a close look at an authentic banknote, you can see that there are very small red and blue threads woven into the fabric of the bill. They are not simply placed on top of the note as a counterfeit bill would be.

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Take Interactive Quiz - https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboys/can-you-spot-the-counterfeit-money-quiz

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