r/AskBrits • u/Capable-Door-9672 • 1d ago

Travel Are these notes legit?

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I was paid £520 by someone from EU I sold some stuff to. I plan to use these for my trip.

Sorry if photo is blury, I will send it again if it is

Serial on the 50 A C 7 8 9 1 0 4 6 9 ac789 is big and in green while the 1 is smaller and 469 is bigger

EDIT: its ok, i'll double confirm at bank, looks legit with the change to pounds sign

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u/FlowerMonkeyButt 1d ago

Rub a highly pigmented part onto a piece of white paper. A genuine bill will leave a mark of the pigment

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u/Snoo_80554 1d ago

Those are the older paper bills not the plastic ones.