Police bust fake counterfeiting scam | ajc.com
Police bust fake counterfeiting scam | ajc.com: "The two men, James Martin and Nelson Achonduh, are facing charges of felony solicitation.
According to Alpharetta police, the detective met with Martin and Achonduh to observe what they said was their counterfeiting technique. They said they wanted to sell funny money for real money, police said.
The suspects took a real $100 bill and dipped it in chemicals, police said. They placed the bill against an identically sized, blank piece of paper, telling the purchaser that the image would transfer to the blank paper, police said.
But it was a scam.
One suspect would distract the buyer as the other would substitute the blank paper with another $100 bill. Voila, they would say, a perfect imprint.
The buyer was then to bring $100,000 in real money for $300,000 in fake money. If the buyer brought real money, the suspects would simply rob him, police said.
About a week ago, the counterfeit counterfeiters demonstrated their technique at a Citgo gas station in Alpharetta. They agreed to meet the undercover detective at the gas station on Monday to exchange phoney currency for cold cash."
According to Alpharetta police, the detective met with Martin and Achonduh to observe what they said was their counterfeiting technique. They said they wanted to sell funny money for real money, police said.
The suspects took a real $100 bill and dipped it in chemicals, police said. They placed the bill against an identically sized, blank piece of paper, telling the purchaser that the image would transfer to the blank paper, police said.
But it was a scam.
One suspect would distract the buyer as the other would substitute the blank paper with another $100 bill. Voila, they would say, a perfect imprint.
The buyer was then to bring $100,000 in real money for $300,000 in fake money. If the buyer brought real money, the suspects would simply rob him, police said.
About a week ago, the counterfeit counterfeiters demonstrated their technique at a Citgo gas station in Alpharetta. They agreed to meet the undercover detective at the gas station on Monday to exchange phoney currency for cold cash."
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