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THE COUNTERFEIT KIT Your “Expert” Guide To Counterfeit Money Detection Copyright 2007 – All Rights Reserved COUNTERFEIT MONEY DETECTION……. In the past, the most common way to detect counterfeit bills was with the use of a counterfeit detection pen. This method relied on the fact that the paper used by counterfeiters was not genuine. The pen would let the merchant know if the paper was real by the color of the ink used by the pen. If the ink turned an amber color, the bill was categorized as good paper and generally accepted. If the ink from the pen turned black when it was applied to a bill then this was an indication that the bill was suspect and should not be accepted. (See example below) LIGHT MARK (Bill is good) DARK MARK (Bill is suspect) Counterfeiters have figured out how to fool this detection method by “bleaching” or “washing” genuine one dollar bills or five dollar bills and re-printing these bills as twenty or hundred dollar bills. The paper is still good! The pens will give you a false reading that the bill is acceptable. The best detection method at this time is to verify the UV strip in each bill. SECURITY FEATURES… Merchants should take advantage of the security features that are embedded in U.S. currency. There are many security features to look for (see below) but the most important feature is the embedded fluorescent strip that glows under a UV (ultraviolet) light : also known as a blacklight. Each bill has its own unique color that will glow when placed under a UV light. Included in this kit is a color coded chart that identifies