[Qesomud]

A couple of weeks ago I went to the BHD that is in the 27 febrero, Santiago; took out $300 from my account .... 3 days later when I went to change $ their was a "micky" but after 3 days I know that my case will not hold water, but being how I am I wanted them to at least hear my point. They heard me and at the end they stated that their tellers are "well trained in spotting fake bills"....I guess I'm the liar.
2 weeks go bye and the bank calls me because they realized that in Sept. 2011 they made a mistake and credited my account with $262.00 US...YES their is a GOD
Well its been 3 weeks and they still want to talk to me but I said "I'll investigate my end when you investigate you end with the FAKE bill"; their still calling me but since their employees are "well trained"
Will update as this soap opera goes... for your info its the texture of the paper that's fake.

[AngegepeM]

Good to know! Thanks for posting!!

HB

[squeerisott]

A couple of weeks ago I went to the BHD that is in the 27 febrero, Santiago; took out $300 from my account .... 3 days later when I went to change $ their was a "micky" but after 3 days I know that my case will not hold water, but being how I am I wanted them to at least hear my point. They heard me and at the end they stated that their tellers are "well trained in spotting fake bills"....I guess I'm the liar.
2 weeks go bye and the bank calls me because they realized that in Sept. 2011 they made a mistake and credited my account with $262.00 US...YES their is a GOD
Well its been 3 weeks and they still want to talk to me but I said "I'll investigate my end when you investigate you end with the FAKE bill"; their still calling me but since their employees are "well trained"
Will update as this soap opera goes... for your info its the texture of the paper that's fake.

Scotia incorrectly credited me 75,000dop when actually I withdrew that amount creating a 150,000 swing in my favor. Do you think there was any chance at all that it would be rectified (as i agree it should) I only found out whe i could access my account from ATM or other branches, they informed me I had to go to my branch. This is where I found out and had to sign-off on the mistake. If I didnt my account would remain frozen

[Qesomud]

freeze my account...that's what lawyers are for; especially if their your friends and love to make a commotion to bring attention; I don't think the bank wants attention; you would be surprise how many banks like to sweep mistakes they do under the table so that know one knows how inefficient they are.

[heennaRaf]

I went to my safe real quick to see what's up, unfortunately I don't have 50 bills on me.. and my American History knowledge is not there but who is that dude!?!?!? I could've swear that in all the time I had USA dollars with me I have never seen that dude!

And what about the American flag on the bill!?

Go to their bank, show them this topic and show them that you going to warn a lot of people about them.. that should make them re-think their tactic.

BUT, I DON'T KNOW YOU AND THEY DON'T KNOW YOU ALSO.. MAYBE YOU JUST FCKD UP SOMEWHERE ELSE AND JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY SO WE AND THEY HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S THEIR FAULT!?!?!?

[Diwokfkq]

Another example of why I and many others recommend keeping your money in an account in your home country an get the cash you need by going to a banco de cambio and writing a check on that account.

[Diwokfkq]

I went to my safe real quick to see what's up, unfortunately I don't have 50 bills on me.. and my American History knowledge is not there but who is that dude!?!?!? I could've swear that in all the time I had USA dollars with me I have never seen that dude!

It is the right "dude"

New $50 bill begins circulating - Business - US business - msnbc.com

[heennaRaf]

It is the right "dude"

New $50 bill begins circulating - Business - US business - msnbc.com

I'm sitting here SMH, I've never in my life seen this bill and I never was aware of the fact they put the American flag with colors on the bills. And it has been out since 2004? Well, I've only been living in Miami for 3 or 4 years but still.. thanks for the update because I would've act a fool if someone would hand me this bill.

So I come to a Dominican site to learn about DR, and I learn a thing or two about the States!

[tweriaroats]

I'm sitting here SMH, I've never in my life seen this bill and I never was aware of the fact they put the American flag with colors on the bills. And it has been out since 2004? Well, I've only been living in Miami for 3 or 4 years but still.. thanks for the update because I would've act a fool if someone would hand me this bill.

So I come to a Dominican site to learn about DR, and I learn a thing or two about the States!

In the DR I've had diificulty with the old bills without the flags. They show me the picture and say the old bills are no good. I find it easier to only bring new bills to the DR than risk an argument.

[wallyfindme]

It is the right "dude"

New $50 bill begins circulating - Business - US business - msnbc.com

What is confusing to me is how to tell when an article like that that you linked to was written. I think I've seen those bills before, so is the article from 2010???
Der Fish

[Plaumpholavup]

@Fish - The top of the article says:

updated 9/28/2004 3:11:51 PM ET

I guess it was written in Dominican time!

[tweriaroats]

The redesigned bill entered circulation in 2004. NewMoney.gov - The Redesigned $50 Note

[Qesomud]

this happened March 16 2012

[tweriaroats]

this happened March 16 2012

I guess you never had an oppurtunity to look at a $50 bill in the last eight years. Or maybe, the only ones you were familiar with were pre-2004 that were stuffed in your mattress. Ignorance has no expiration date.

[wallyfindme]

@Fish - The top of the article says:

updated 9/28/2004 3:11:51 PM ET

I guess it was written in Dominican time!

Thanks. There have been a few times I have seen an article on the internet and couldn't figure out when it was written. That was back in the years when I cashed checks on Friday and had quite a collection of $50.00 bills to pay the help with, and it looked familiar to me. Now the 500 peso note is about the biggest I see on a regular basis!

[hubua990]

Oh man, i could tell enough counterfeit currency stories to fill this thread up for two straight days. That's no joke. But i'll just tell my favorite counterfeit story and leave it at that for now. It's in my book that's being edited right now. i'll try and keep it short:

About 3 years ago, Big Frank (the owner of the restaurant where i work) called the secretary to see what the numbers were from the night before. She went through the daily receipts--visa, master card, AMEX. etc. she gave him the bank deposits info; she was telling him about this and that, and "oh....by the way, Mr. Frank, when i deposited the US currency in the bank this morning, they withheld US $300."
"Really? call them back right now and tell them i want to see that money immediately!"
"But Mr. Frank, they don't do that."
"I said call them right back, Maria, and tell them i wanto see that money immediately!"

20 minutes later. "Mr. Frank, i called the bank and they told me it's their policy that they can't show counterfiet money or give it back to you. that's standard procedure Mr. Frank."
"Bull****! i'm going down to the bank right now!"

20 minutes later, Big Frank rolls into one of the big bank branches right here in Cabarete. he goes up to one of the desks right by the front door. "Oh, Hi Mr. Frank, how are you today?"
"Not good. My secretary was in here today and one of your tellers confiscated $300 of my US money. i want it back."
"Oh, but Mr. Frank, we can't do that. It's standard bank procedure."
"Really? Then i'd like to close my accounts and take my money right now."
"Oh Mr. Frank, no need to get angry and close your accounts over $300!
"Oh yes it is! i'll sit right here and wait for you to write me a check."

Frank sits down and waits patentiently while the women goes through a door into the back of the bank. Ten minutes later a bank manager comes out from the back and shakes Big Frank's hand and politely explains that it's standard bank procedure to keep the money and that, unfortunately, they cannot show or give the money back to Frank. Period.
"Is that so? Ok, i'll be closing my accounts right now and taking my money. I'll wait right here. I'm ina little bit of a hurry, so if you could write my checks i'll be on my way."

Now it's a Poker Game, and Big Frank has called their bluff, and raised them.

The bank manager leaves and goes through the back door and dissappears into the back of the bank. ten minute later, a bigger bank manager comes out and apologizes to Frank. he asks Frank to follow him up to a teller. he asks the teller to give Mr. Frank his money back that he confiscated earlier that morning. The bank teller--a young man in his early 20's--hands Big Frank his US $300. Big Frank holds the money up and inspects all three $100 dollar bills and then hands them to the kid and asks him what's fake about them? The kid says that the money feels funny...the paper doesn't feel right," and then the kid hands the money back to Frank. Big Frank then hands the money to the bank manager and asks him if the money is fake? The bank manager can't find anything wrong but admits, he's no "Expert."

Big Frank takes his money, walks directly across the street (This is a true story) and walks into the bank across the street (doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which banks i'm talking about here) and deposits the money into his other account: the bank teller across the street carefully inspects the three $100 bills and deposits it into his account, handing him his deposit slip.

Now, of course, Big Frank got his money back because, he was willing to close a "Restaurant account." He held a lot better poker hand then i would have. for someone like myself, they would have laughed and had the security escort me out. So, it helps if you have a larger account than say, my $3000 pesos. However, my bigger question is this: Imagine if this is gogin on everyday in every bank branch on the island, how many times a day is fake money being confiscated daily without the ability to verify if the money is actually fake?


I got another true story about Monopoly money being used to pay a bar tab in a brotherl here on the north coast, and an arrest of our musician over it. but i'll leave that for my book.

FRank

[wallyfindme]

There was a story going the rounds when I was in Panama. HAve no idea as to the validity thereof.
It seems an American had had made up a bunch of fake $5.00 coins and a bunch of official looking literature tellikng about them. Then he went around to different banks in different South American countries and financed his travels by boldly going into banks and presenting himself as a rep of the US govt getting local banks familiar with the new US Money.
And the story concludes with with him going into a bank in eru while an actual representive of the USA was there etc...
Der Fish

[tweriaroats]

Doesn't happen only in thr DR. I was making a deposit in NJ for my business. The bank teller said one $100 looked suspicious and would have to be siezed. She said I will get a report from the Secret Service in a few months as to its validity. I thought "hell no". I asked to look at it and quickly substittuted another bill and shoved it in my pocket. The bank manager said she was going to have me arrested. I said call the cops. I will be happy to see the headline in tomorrows newspaper "local businessman arrested for depositing authentic money". BTW, I previously worked in the money room of a major AC casino so I was sure the bill was not a counterfit. The bank quickly backed down.

[insoneeri]

Take a US 100 dollar bill and and run your finger over the ONE on the bottom of the bill just to the right and under the photo. You will feel a raised part. That is the way to detect counterfeit US currency.

Someone passed 8 counterfeit 50's a few months ago in the Oro Disco at the Hard Rock. I saw the bills and the paper was a joke. They looked good, but if you did what I said above it would take you 5 seconds to know it was no good. Just feeling the paper anywhere you could tell also.

[heennaRaf]

Yo, that guy Frank is a BOSS!!! Whuahahaha, tell me when that book is coming out because I was picturing this being a movie. And of course the know better than not to show Frank the bills. I mean, get over your policy because who would like to lose a restaurant account over something that could be sorted out in 5 minutes.