WORLDS BEST COUNTERFEITER?!steemCreated with Sketch.

in money •  7 years ago 

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FRANK BOURASSA
If you've never heard of this name you may have had one of hill $20 bills. At one point he was the worlds largest and greatest counterfeiter. He was able to make a 20 dollar bill that was so realistic that 9/10 banks could not tell it was fake. Some people just print out money from cheap inkjet printers but not this man. He was able to purchase a heavy offset printer to make his millions. This was only the first step. He waited and watched his shipment to make sure it wasn't bugged or followed. Not only that getting the paper to make the money was the hardest part. This special blend is heavily watched and guarded. He soon found a company willing to ship it to him after tricking them. After talking back and fourth to them he was able to get some security features such as the UV strip and the water mark. To get the ink for this he cut a piece of a dollar and sent it in to a company to make the ink, always paranoid the cops were going to kick in his door any second. He then after would put his bills through an embroider machine to make it feel like it had raised ink to give it the same texture as a regular us bank note. Through his crime spree he made $250 million dollars. Once the secret service busted him they made a deal and Frank is now a free man but they didn't get all his money however $49 million is still awaiting frank.

If you would like to see what security features US bank notes have they're right below.
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