Lin wrote:
> CoreyWhite wrote:
> >
>> I guarontee you that if you scan in paper directly, use a photo
>> printer, and print out single bills on the blank sheets of paper in
>> books, then you can get a good counterfeit scam going that the people
>> you pass the bills off to won't suspect. Maybe the bill will look a
>> little different, but you can print with faded color and use real dye
>> on the book sheets to match the color of the bills. You just have to
>> play around in photoshop a little bit before you get it perfect.
>
> WHY are you even speculating about this? I have a vast printing
> background -- do you really think a photo printer is going to even
> produce PASSABLE bills (especially that Photosmart)? Do you have any
> idea what the Feds do to make the process fool proof? You might get a
> few hundred dollars out to unsuspecting fools, but it won't last long
> and it could get you sent to the penitentary for years.
>
> In graphic design, a lot of stock companies will not let you use
> digital images of money that will have an end use of printing. Most of
> the images have the money folded, or covered, or stacked, or at an
> angle that would be impossible to reproduce dollars from. They may
> also have minute images or watermarks embedded in the files, not
> visible to the ****d eye. I believe it's even illegal to scan money.
>
> Trying to order the paper that they use will get you a quick visit
> from the Bureau. Regular book papers aren't even close, nor are the
> dyes in the printing process compared to an inkjet or laser printer.
>
> Believe it or not -- you will be burning a lot of green just trying to
> perfect the process, so why bother?
>
I recently saw a show about a guy who got the brilliant idea to mint his
own Casino coins. He had to put out about $100,000 initial outlay, but
in the end he made millions traveling the country visiting the various
casinos and spending his extremely well made casino coins. The scam
worked by him minting his coins and then playing the slot machines to
get legitimate coins to cash back in. In the end he did get caught, but
the best they could do was I think a number of counts of grand theft
because it's not illegal to mint casino coins. His coins were so good,
some are still in use today because the casinos can't tell the
difference. He spent very little jail time and since the casinos
couldn't determine how much money he actually stole, I believe he got to
keep his fortune because they couldn't sue it out of him. The moral of
the story is not to even attempt to counterfeit actual government money,
if you are going to be a crook, be smart about it and don't go up
against an organization with unlimited resources to track you down.
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