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Despite arrest, counterfeit bills continue to show up

Boston Police report counterfeit $10, $50, $100 and especially $20 bills continue to surface in Roxbury, South Boston, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain, despite the Feb. 3 arrest of a man on counterfeiting charges and the seizure of equipment that could be used to make bogus bills:

The most frequent recipient of these counterfeit bills have been Taxi/ Livery drivers, restaurants and bars ...

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Had a guy show up at my house last weekend to buy a $50 item I advertised on Craigslist. Offered me a $100 bill. I told him I lacked sufficient change. He offered to take my check for the balance, which I declined. The guy (a young Russian)then said he would be right back after breaking the $100. I'm still waiting. It dawned on me after he left that he just wanted the info off my check for identity theft purposes. Had he been more persuasive, I would have been out $100, the item and my identity. Be careful out there!

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Could have been just plain ol' theft theft.
He gives you a worthless counterfeit bill. You give him item worth $50.00. You write him check for $50.00. He cashes (pseudonymous bank account). He withdraws money. At the end of the day, he has your thing and your money, and you have a wee green piece of paper.

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if the guy is given a check, he gets the person's info, including the bank account, which he wipes out, and can ultimately get hold of the victim's sensitive personal info as well. Scary indeed!

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This kind of grisly incident has re-enforced my decision to never, ever advertise anything on Craigslist or anything like that. Thanks for the reminder, aging cynic. I have resolved to stay off of Craingslist.

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With 4 fake hundreds, and a 20. They looked pretty good for phony bills.

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