Correct money scandal in Kaltenkirchen: 1.7 million euros discovered!

Correct money scandal in Kaltenkirchen: 1.7 million euros discovered!

A shocking case of falsification of money shakes Schleswig-Holstein! A man from Kaltenkirchen is the focus of a scandalous fraud after selling deceptively real play money on the popular online platform Ebay. During a search of its living and business premises, the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) secured an incredible 1.7 million euros in counterfeit money!

The fake banknotes worth 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 euros were sold as play money, each in packages with ten bills for only two euros. At first glance, these notes look authentic, but on closer inspection, the small but decisive word "copy" reveals itself. In addition, the inferior paper quality and the lack of the usual security features are noticeable. According to the Bundesbank, these counterfeits can easily be confused with real money! The fraudster had ordered the banknotes from a dealer in China.

a growing Problem

The LKA has been targeting the sale and possession of this type of play money for a long time. The investigators report an alarming increase in secured counterfeit money and cases in which these counterfeits have actually reached payment transactions. The dangers that emerge from such frauds are enormous and are a serious threat to the integrity of money traffic. The authorities are determined to counter this growing problem and to hold the responsible persons.