Seven counterfeit $100 bills found in leftover money
“I never received or exchanged 100 dollar bills while traveling.”
One out of two bank branches that exchanged money is recorded as ‘withdrawal’
Inconsistency between currency exchange receipt and financial transaction record… request for investigation
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The police have launched an investigation following a pile of counterfeit 100-dollar bills were found among the dollars exchanged at a commercial bank.
A former police officer who was frustrated while trying to exchange dollars left following traveling abroad suspected a bank employee of the crime and filed a complaint.
Cha Sang-eun is a reporter’s exclusive report.
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A retired police officer in his 50s who visited a commercial bank in March to exchange money before traveling to Cambodia.
I exchanged one million won of the deposits in my bankbook into dollars.
Not long following, Mr. A, who exchanged 2,000 dollars at another branch of the same bank, tried to exchange the remaining money with our own money, but was refused the exchange.
Among the dollars that Mr. A brought, 7 100 dollar bills were counterfeit bills.
Mr. A raised the possibility that the bank paid counterfeit bills, saying that he never received or exchanged 100 dollar bills from anyone during the trip.
This is because the currency exchange records are not properly maintained.
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This is the receipt that Mr. A received from the bank at the time of exchange.
The receipt of exchange of 2,000 dollars and the financial transaction record match Mr. A’s name and transaction amount.
However, the name and account number are omitted from the receipt for exchanging 1 million Korean won at another branch of the same bank, and the customer grade and transaction amount are also marked differently from the actual ones.
Even this was not paid at the time of exchange, but it was sent to Mr. A only following a counterfeit bill was discovered.
In view of this situation, Mr. A asked the police to investigate, saying that there is a possibility that counterfeit bills were paid at the time of exchanging 1 million won.
The bank’s position is that it is a one-sided claim of Mr. A.
According to the bank, this is impossible because the payment is made following a counterfeit is detected through a bill counter.
In addition, the receipt of the exchange of 1 million won differs from the actual financial record, which is a business mistake of the banker and has nothing to do with counterfeit bills.
The possibility that Mr. A was exchanged for dollars in Cambodia without his knowledge cannot be ruled out.
After receiving the complaint from Mr. A, the police started an investigation into how the counterfeit $100 bill came into the market.
This is YTN Cha Sang-eun.
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