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The world's most notorious counterfeiters who made a fortune

These conniving counterfeiters gained tonnes of cash and worldwide notoriety
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These conniving counterfeiters gained tonnes of cash and worldwide notoriety

A few days before payday, chances are all of us feel as though we could do with a little spare cash. While most of us tend to wait for our pay cheque, or find legal ways to boost our income, these counterfeiters decided to take matters into their own hands, printing piles of fake cash to stave off financial difficulty. While many viewed this as simply a get-rich-quick scheme, they got plenty more than they bargained for, namely notoreity, hefty fines and even prison sentences...

Sophie Perryer

02 February 2022

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  • 17 August 2020

    You left out the first the largest and the most sophisticated counterfeiter busted with more than 18 million indicted for only seven and a half million 18,000 different serial numbers with 12 different mint codes a different serial number in every million over 20s fifties and hundreds. The one the only????? Yes, my Dad...... Why isn't he on your list? So there was very poor research done on your article amateur. You obviously need to do more research. I'll give you a clue He has a book out. I hope you didn't get paid for this misleading people typical journalist getting your facts wrong

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