There are almost no fake dollar bills left on the Russian market

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There are almost no fake dollar bills left on the Russian market
November 28th. /MEDIA TALK/. The number of counterfeit dollar bills identified by banks in the third quarter of the year fell to a historic low, 165 pieces were seized. Such statistics from the Central Bank are provided by RIA Novosti today. During the year, counterfeit dollars were detected 2.6 times less than the average for the last decade, when there were about 600 bills annually.


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At the same time, counterfeiters' interest in other foreign currencies, in particular the euro, has increased. Of all the counterfeit banknotes identified, the euro accounted for 30%. A year ago, the European currency was forged only in 16% of cases.

Nevertheless, the day before, the Association of Tour Operators reported problems with the exchange of old-style 50 and 100 dollar bills at exchange offices in Turkey. It was noted that this is due to the appearance of a large number of fakes. Russians were advised to exchange rubles for new dollars when traveling abroad. For the first time, information that in a number of countries Russians refuse to accept "old-style" dollars appeared in October.
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