Fake money
Description
Counterfeit money is currency produced outside the legal sanction of a government, usually in a deliberate attempt to imitate currency and to deceive its recipient. Counterfeit money is a form of fraud or forgery, and is illegal across the world. The business of counterfeiting money is one of the oldest forms of fraud: plated copies have been found of Lydian coins, which are thought to be among the first Western coins.
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