The Abilene Better Business Bureau and the Abilene Police Department is advising businesses to be on the look out for counterfeit $10 / $20 and $100 bills.
NOTIFY AND TRAIN YOUR STAFF:
The U.S. Treasury offers these tips on security features in these bills.
Color Shifting Ink – Tilting the bill to different angles will cause the dominations in the lower right to shift from Copper to Green.
Security thread. Verify the presence of a thin strip running from top to bottom to the left of the portrait on newly designed bills. It is visible only when you hold the bill up to a light source. This is a magnetic strip embedded in the bill.
Comparison. Check the note against currency you know to be authentic and look for differences in the features above as well as in the texture of the paper, which should have a familiar feel. The texture of the bills passed in Abilene has a ruff feel. The bill feels as though it was washed.
If you suspect the bill is counterfeit you should do the following:
KEEP the bill from the passer & don’t handle any more than necessary
DELAY the passer by some excuse if possible.
TELEPHONE the police or the U.S. Secret Service.
OBSERVE the passers description and that of any companion or vehicle used.
WRITE your initials and the date on the bill, and surrender the bill only to the police or the U.S. Secret Service.
YOU are the first line of defense against counterfeiters!
If you spot of one of these counterfeit bills please contact the Abilene Police department at 673-8331.