Counterfeiting of the currency of the United States is widely attempted. A counterfeit is an imitation that is made usually with the intent to deceptively represent its content or origins The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been According to the United States Department of Treasury, an estimated 70 million counterfeit dollars are believed to be in circulation, or approximately $1 in counterfeits for every $12,500 in genuine currency. The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government.

Contents 1 Historical examples 1.1 2005: Peru 2001 CB-B2 series $100 bill, issued 2001 1.2 2005: Operation Gait $100 bills 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Historical examples

There are several famous examples of counterfeit dollar notes in history. Among them:

2005: Peru 2001 CB-B2 series $100 bill, issued 2001

In 2005, Peruvian Banks ceased to accept $100 bills from the series CB-B2, issued in 2001. The United States one hundred-dollar bill ($100 is a denomination of United States currency. The Peruvian media reported that the notes were so well made that they were "perfect fakes. " The differences between them and genuine bills are very small and difficult to detect. ^[1] According to Peruvian news reports, a printing plate from the U.S. mint was stolen by a Pakistani criminal, with possible links to al-Qaeda, and the plate was used to produce the counterfeit bills. The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its Trade and Commerce. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The ^[2]

2005: Operation Gait $100 bills

Bills forged by Anatasios Arnaouti in the UK. Anatasios Arnaouti (born July 21, 1967) is a criminal from Manchester, England who led one of the most ambitious ever Forgery The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

See also

• Counterfeit
• Fake denominations of United States Currency
• Superdollar

References

External links

• Article by the Christian Science Monitor: "Made in South America: new breed of fake US dollars" Thu Apr 14, 4:00 AM ET
• "The Use and Counterfeiting of United States Currency Abroad" United States Department of Treasury

A counterfeit is an imitation that is made usually with the intent to deceptively represent its content or origins Fake denominations of United States currency have been created by individuals as Practical jokes by money artists such as A superdollar or supernote is an almost perfect Counterfeit of a United States banknote, believed to have been made by an unknown organization

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