Fake Thai Baht in Circulation and How to spot them!
HOW TO SPOT THOSE FAKE THAI BAHT NOTES IN CIRCULATION
The 1000 Baht banknote is of the greatest value In Thailand and vastly used within the kingdom. Reports have been given that counterfeit 1000 Baht notes were retrieved by police in the province of Chonburi at the local market. One vendor of a butcher’s stall said he did not realise the tender was fake until after goods had been purchased from him.
The fake 1000 Baht note contains the serial number 2D784400.
It was also reported that counterfeits had been used in Trang Province which is a worry considering the two provinces are such a long distance apart. There are major concerns about how the fakes have spread throughout the eastern sea board, which could mean Pattaya has been targeted!
Additional training has been given to workers having to deal with money on how to identify forgeries. Visitors should also be aware that a majority of bus and local transport Providers will probably not accept 1000 Baht notes so try and have some smaller change on you just incase.
Please be vigilant on your travels especially if you are changing up foreign currency. A hefty fine of 40,000 Baht could be issued for having counterfeits in your possession or even worse, if using the fake notes with the intent to do so is a 15 year year prison sentence! (You wouldn’t put wish you were here on a back of a postcard if that happened)
To try and prevent that happening while in the land of smiles, here are a few helpful little tips of what to look out for.
#1. Always check if the silver strip down the left hand side is not to far from the edge. It should not overlap the garuda image in the top left hand side or the Box at the bottom. The box should not have a zero in it.
#2. Hold up to the light and check there is a water mark of his majesty the king and a translucent water mark of the Thai numeral 1000.
#3. Always feel the texture as counterfeits are usually very thin and are easy to tear
HOW TO SPOT THOSE FAKE THAI BAHT NOTES IN CIRCULATION
The 1000 Baht banknote is of the greatest value In Thailand and vastly used within the kingdom. Reports have been given that counterfeit 1000 Baht notes were retrieved by police in the province of Chonburi at the local market. One vendor of a butcher’s stall said he did not realise the tender was fake until after goods had been purchased from him.
The fake 1000 Baht note contains the serial number 2D784400.
It was also reported that counterfeits had been used in Trang Province which is a worry considering the two provinces are such a long distance apart. There are major concerns about how the fakes have spread throughout the eastern sea board, which could mean Pattaya has been targeted!
Additional training has been given to workers having to deal with money on how to identify forgeries. Visitors should also be aware that a majority of bus and local transport Providers will probably not accept 1000 Baht notes so try and have some smaller change on you just incase.
Please be vigilant on your travels especially if you are changing up foreign currency. A hefty fine of 40,000 Baht could be issued for having counterfeits in your possession or even worse, if using the fake notes with the intent to do so is a 15 year year prison sentence! (You wouldn’t put wish you were here on a back of a postcard if that happened)
To try and prevent that happening while in the land of smiles, here are a few helpful little tips of what to look out for.
#1. Always check if the silver strip down the left hand side is not to far from the edge. It should not overlap the garuda image in the top left hand side or the Box at the bottom. The box should not have a zero in it.
#2. Hold up to the light and check there is a water mark of his majesty the king and a translucent water mark of the Thai numeral 1000.
#3. Always feel the texture as counterfeits are usually very thin and are easy to tear