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Mr Celine

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briantrumpet

briantrumpet

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An interesting thought: why do we still need £50 notes, given that they are the note of choice for counterfeiters?

The thought was raised by a parent who'd lent their daughter a small amount of money for her house deposit, and then got the whole anti-money-laundering treatment to check they weren't a Colombian drug cartel dealing in crypto. Which is the bigger worry, the bank of mum & dad, or counterfeit £50 notes amongst the millions being printed by the BoE?
 

icowden

Pharaoh
An interesting thought: why do we still need £50 notes, given that they are the note of choice for counterfeiters?
Good question
The thought was raised by a parent who'd lent their daughter a small amount of money for her house deposit, and then got the whole anti-money-laundering treatment to check they weren't a Colombian drug cartel dealing in crypto.
Why on earth did they not just transfer the cash digitally to her bank account? Maybe they *are* a front for a Colombian drug cartel...
 
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briantrumpet

briantrumpet

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Why on earth did they not just transfer the cash digitally to her bank account? Maybe they *are* a front for a Colombian drug cartel...

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Pross

Über Member
Don't think I've ever seen a £50 note in the flesh even when taking large sums of cash out back in the pre-electronic age.
 
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