Counterfeit currency in Santiago

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Listin Diario is reporting an increase in fake currency circulating in the Santiago area. The counterfeit bills are so effective that the special machines used to determine whether money is fake or not cannot tell the difference. Counterfeiters in the region have put thousands of pesos worth of false money into circulation, mostly in denominations of RD$1,000 and RD$2,000. Diario Libre reports that music promoter Joselito "Perla Negra" was conned out of RD$13,000 for tickets to an Anthony Santos concert. The fake RD$2,000 notes have the serial code LU3837043 while the RD$1,000 notes begin with the code AR.

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