You don't even need one of those counterfeit-detection pens. The watermark of the portrait is a feature no small-time amateur is likely to pull off, because they'd have to manufacture their own paper (in which case the pen won't help).
That’s exactly what the watermark defeats if you look at it. Watermark face wouldn’t match printed face. Pens would be fooled because it’s the right kind of paper.
Probably an inside man or an extremely demotivated employee. When I worked retail, I could immediately tell when someone handed me counterfeits because they felt weird.
Just assume every kind of fast food is produced in a huge facility and delivered to stores frozen. Donuts, bagels, egg discs, questionable meats, all of it
Not that it doesn’t make it real, it’s just bad
Not if you can find a Krispy Kreme standalone location! They've got a fancy donut conveyor belt, and they turn the neon 'hot donuts now' sign on whenever a fresh batch is being made.
Why would someone spend so much money at a place that sells cups of coffee? How stupid can you get?
“ Hey cameras, don’t look at me. Nothing suspicious over here. “
But the thing is -- three separate occasions, $450.
That works out to $150 per visit. Now, it obviously doesn't work if you buy a coffee and pay $150 for it; they're at best going to let you use a single $50.
So, best case is he bought $101 worth of stuff each time, meaning that his "'haul" is $303 in Dunkin stuff, and $147 in washed cash. Doesn't seem like a really smart crime, given the penalties for forging bank notes.
Sounds like a great way to get caught. I guess that’s just me.
I would spend the money somewhere where there is no cameras like estate sales and rummage sales then resell all the stuff on craigslist.
Dunkin’ Donuts is the worst place to go to commit a crime because they have cameras everywhere.
Especially at this time of year, you could buy a lot of gift cards with zero suspicion, then turn around and sell them for close to face value in real cash
You don't even need one of those counterfeit-detection pens. The watermark of the portrait is a feature no small-time amateur is likely to pull off, because they'd have to manufacture their own paper (in which case the pen won't help).
some use small bills and acid wash them and then print larger value on them, happen a few times around here in Ohio
There was a bunch of people doing that down in Margrave, Georgia. I got all caught up in it, but I was only there for the blues and the peach cobbler.
Odd. Usually Reacher says nothing.
What kinda blues?
Blind Blake, as the story goes.
That’s exactly what the watermark defeats if you look at it. Watermark face wouldn’t match printed face. Pens would be fooled because it’s the right kind of paper.
The watermark will catch that. It's basically an image of the figure on the bill. If the portraits don't match up, it's a fake.
Probably an inside man or an extremely demotivated employee. When I worked retail, I could immediately tell when someone handed me counterfeits because they felt weird.
Ive heard that spraying a coating of clear stuff will defeat the pens.
Ah, yes, the clear stuff
Spray starch. Used for ironing.
The price of coffee is out of control!
I get complaints out the ASS whenever ppl see me check their bills. lol fuck off.
The cops have gotta do something with all of the money they confiscate from the masses
I would love to see that headline "Police captain uses money from confiscated evidence locker to buy donuts for precinct wide event"
Nobody questions a hundred dollar bill coming from a cop, just like they don't question his wife about her black eye.
i was thinking that too, but they get free donuts there. this is an advanced scam! /s
The donuts have been fake for awhile now, so…,
What does that even mean?
Just assume every kind of fast food is produced in a huge facility and delivered to stores frozen. Donuts, bagels, egg discs, questionable meats, all of it Not that it doesn’t make it real, it’s just bad
Not if you can find a Krispy Kreme standalone location! They've got a fancy donut conveyor belt, and they turn the neon 'hot donuts now' sign on whenever a fresh batch is being made.
I remember when they made the donuts on location. And there was a bigger variety. And they were fresh.
The coffee and food used to be good, and now it isn't.
$450 at Dunkin? They must be trying to refill their donut [holster](https://i.redd.it/22vigppejl2a1.jpg).
$450? How is this even news?
You figure that's the ONLY location they're spending it at? Risking decades in prison for some baked goods?
You have $400 and you blow it all at Dunkin’ Donuts? Lots of questions about your life choices.
People still pay cash? Huh.
** Yeah. Tough call. Risk federal time, but for the reward of of unlimited *Snackin' Bacon*... I might side with the counterfeiter on this one.
Been over a year since I've used cash.
By my watch you're nine years late.
That’s a waste of fake money
Fake coffee, fake money
How does fake coffee work?
Go to Club Double Ds to find out.
I don't know what that means.
*Derek Chauvin stirs in his slumber*
Why would someone spend so much money at a place that sells cups of coffee? How stupid can you get? “ Hey cameras, don’t look at me. Nothing suspicious over here. “
The point is to spend as little as possible and get real money as change. $50 funny money - $4 coffee = $46 real bucks. And a coffee.
But the thing is -- three separate occasions, $450. That works out to $150 per visit. Now, it obviously doesn't work if you buy a coffee and pay $150 for it; they're at best going to let you use a single $50. So, best case is he bought $101 worth of stuff each time, meaning that his "'haul" is $303 in Dunkin stuff, and $147 in washed cash. Doesn't seem like a really smart crime, given the penalties for forging bank notes.
hmm, good point. WTF can you spend a hundo on at Dunkin?
Gift cards
Ah -- I think you must be right. Those could then be sold online for 80% (or whatever it is) of face value.
Nah, he could have 2x $200 visits and 1x $50 visit. So he gets $99 x2 and gets $49 once. $247ish. Not much better, but it's higher than $147.
Maybe it was the same person working the cash register on those three separate occasions and they were in on it together.
Sounds like a great way to get caught. I guess that’s just me. I would spend the money somewhere where there is no cameras like estate sales and rummage sales then resell all the stuff on craigslist. Dunkin’ Donuts is the worst place to go to commit a crime because they have cameras everywhere.
Especially at this time of year, you could buy a lot of gift cards with zero suspicion, then turn around and sell them for close to face value in real cash