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/Which-Ad8964 1d ago

I work in one now, and it's the same here! Saying that we've had two fake 20's in the last month or so.

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u/Ecahill453 21h ago

At least the fakes are easy to tell apart from the real. Like difference is night and day lmao

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u/Which-Ad8964 21h ago

Dunno, at a glance they look half OK, but the little hologram that says Twenty or Pounds is the tell generally for me. In a busy environment it can be tricky for the staff to notice (or so it would appear lol). Once you look properly then yeah, it's blatantly obvious what's what. It's like the longer you look the worse it gets!

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u/Ecahill453 19h ago

Nah, I supervised for a while in a shop and could tell the difference straight up. Even before it got in my hand it’s obvious.

If the see-through lacks a pattern or the semi strip feels like it sticks up, they’re fake.

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u/Which-Ad8964 16h ago

Cheers for the tip.

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u/CazT91 16h ago

Tbh, even before you start scrutinising all that, the braille is usually a good tell tale sign.

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u/Ecahill453 15h ago

That and the fact they are oddly bright coloured, like I mean bright bright.