Businesses are advised to take measures after some Bintulu outlets received bogus RM100 notes in the previous week.
The publication was informed by the Bintulu Police Commercial Investigation Unit that just two reports of counterfeit notes had been received, despite some individuals posting on Facebook that they had received such notes. If anyone has any relevant information, please contact the Bintulu Police immediately (Tel: 086-332044).
A Chinese businessman posted on Facebook this morning that his staff received two counterfeit RM100 notes with the same number last night. As there were many customers in the store, the staff did not realize it until they were counting their income.
After reviewing the CCTV surveillance, the suspect was initially believed to be a member of the Yau Yee family. He then posted a message on Facebook reminding people to be vigilant. Many netizens commented that they had also received counterfeit RM100 notes during the week.
In an interview with reporters, a woman surnamed Koh said she received three fake RM100 notes yesterday from two people, one paying with one counterfeit note and the other with two.
She said that after receiving three counterfeit notes in one day, the staff had become more vigilant and today an Iban man also used counterfeit notes to pay for his meal, which was detected by the staff on the spot.
Another woman, Ms. Lau, said her husband found four fake RM100 notes in the money when he used a bank ATM to transfer money on the 2nd of this month. She did not know when she received the fake notes.
A businessman in Wantagh Gardens also received fake RM100 notes when he counted his income.
According to the interviewees, two of the merchants received counterfeit notes with the same number as
DS3913112, while the other two merchants had different counterfeit bill numbers.
The paper quality and color of the fake notes are the same as the real ones, so it’s easy to pass them off as genuine if you’re not paying attention. The public is urged to be more vigilant.
Call the police immediately when you receive counterfeit money. The use of counterfeit money is a criminal offense.
The Bintulu Police would like businesses to report to the police as soon as possible after receiving counterfeit banknotes so that the police can intervene in the investigation and uncover the suspects who used the counterfeit banknotes as soon as possible.The use of counterfeit banknotes is a criminal offense under Section 489B of the Penal Code and any person who sells, buys, or uses counterfeit banknotes is liable on conviction to imprisonment for up to 20 years plus a fine.
Currently, several stores in Bintulu have received fake RM100 notes, which were inadvertently received by shopkeepers while collecting money. Although the police have received reports from the two victims, no suspects have been arrested so far.
There are several ways to identify an RM100 banknote, the easiest of which is to touch the Tunku Abdul Rahman head on the banknote, a genuine banknote head has a special prominent printing effect that is rougher than the surrounding paper.
Another easy way to recognize the bill is to backlight the left margin on the front of the bill, which will show a smaller head with the word “100” displayed above and below the eyes.
Due to the development of technology, there is no difference between fake and real banknotes printed using a printer, but if you touch carefully you will also find that the thickness of the paper touched is different!
The influx of large quantities of RM100 bills into Bintulu has caused concern in the community. To prevent more people from being duped, we urge people to report any information to the police as soon as they become aware of it.
