Lonan3 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 From Ananova Monday 13th March 2006 Fake porn euro notes being sold as a gimmick in Germany are being successfully passed off as real cash. The notes, in 300, 600 and 1,000 euro denominations have a ring of 12 hearts instead of the usual EU stars and feature hunky men and big-breasted nude women. Instead of the word 'Euro' being printed in the corner these notes have 'Eros' - the Greek god of love. But despite these differences - and the fact that the only large euro notes currently in circulation are 100s, 200s and 500s - police say they are being passed off as the real thing. Cologne newsagent Bernd Friedhelm, 33, accepted one of the fake 600 euro notes from an unknown customer who bought two cartons of cigarettes and walked off with 534 euros in change. Friedhelm said: "He told me it was a new type of note and I just figured I hadn't seen one before." A spokesman for the Cologne police said: "You can tell straight away by looking at it that it's fake. "There aren't even any 600 euro notes anyway. But anyone trying to pass it off as real, even as a joke, faces prosecution." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 No - let's keep it as 'dirty.' That way it needs laundering - and I'm sure there's somewhere that can handle that kind of thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 pass'em over - I'm just about to start another wash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Amadeus...watch out you don't come to the attention of Jeffrey Robinson or you might appear in a follow up to his book - The Laundrymen: Inside the World's Third Largest Business unless of course you want to wash it down "The Sink" in which case he is the guy to speak to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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