Counterfeit United States currency
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The Currency of the United States is widely counterfeited. According to the United States Department of Treasury, an estimated 70 million counterfeit dollars are believed to be in circulation.
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[edit] Historical examples
There are several famous examples of counterfeit dollar notes in history. Among them:
[edit] 2005: Peru 2001 CB-B2 series $100 bill, issued 2001
In 2005, Peruvian Banks started not accepting $100 bills from the series CB-B2 issued 2001. They were so well made that they were dubbed the "perfect fakes" by the Peruvian media. The differences between them and genuine bills are very small and difficult to detect [1]. It is said that an actual printing plate from the U.S. mint was stolen by a Pakistani mafia [2], with possible links to al-Qaeda, and was used to produce these bills.
[edit] 2005: Operation Gait $100 bills
Bills forged by Anatasios Arnaouti in the UK.
