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Counterfeit Banknote Syndicate Haunted Changhua Night Market, Exchanged Thousands of Yuan for Real Banknotes

It was reported at several night markets in Changhua County that there were counterfeit syndicates that exchanged counterfeit thousand-yuan bills with night market vendors for real bills under the guise of giving change. Liu Yancheng, director of Yongjing Police Station of Yuanlin Police Sub-bureau in Changhua County, said that after receiving a report and investigating, it was found that the seller had received at least 7 counterfeit bills, all with the same serial number, all “HR484268XD”, and paper quality was approximate. At present, the identities of the five men involved in the case have been intercepted and traced, and the whole case is being investigated and handled on the basis of fraud.

Counterfeit syndicates haunt the Changhua Night Market to exchange thousands of yuan for real bills. (Image/abstract from Facebook group @虎尾人(Like))

Chiayi City Police have received reports that counterfeit banknotes have frequently appeared at night markets, gas stations and vegetable markets recently. The police investigation found that most of the counterfeit banknote syndicates appeared in the night markets in Yongjing area of ​​South Changhua, recently also appeared in the night markets of Changhua city, reminding the public to be careful.

A vendor posted on Facebook (Facebook) that there are counterfeit banknote syndicates in many night markets in Changhua County. The union is led by a 40-year-old man. The union members are all young people in their twenties. People, sometimes 2 or 3 people go together, and when they see the game booth business is going well, they take out a thousand yuan counterfeit bill and say they want to play. When the night market was closed, the vendors counted the bills and found that the 1,000 yuan bills they had received were counterfeit. The whole night’s hard work was wasted and it was like doing a white job. Vendors said people were cheated at many night markets in the county. , Everyone also remembered each other through the mobile phone communication software, so as not to be deceived.

A stall seller pointed out that the group of counterfeit banknotes actually used the same group of counterfeit banknotes to commit crimes in central China. This group of numbers is “HR484268XD”, 484 is a homonym of “Is it?” “Idiot” means, and XD is a social and Internet term for laughing out loud. It’s really annoying that criminal gangs are so arrogant. The seller said he has reported the case to the police and hopes the police will quickly bring the members of the scammer group to justice.

Liu Yancheng, director of Yongjing Police Station, said that the night market is crowded, customers come and go, and sellers are busy, so they don’t have time to look closely at the banknotes to distinguish the authenticity, so I am deceived . As the year approaches, criminals such as Xiaoxiao are quick to use counterfeit banknotes as counterfeits. In addition to distinguishing counterfeit banknotes, the public also needs to pay more attention to the safety of their belongings.

Responsible editor: Yu Weining

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