Lithuanian police investigate over 250 cases of counterfeit euros

On Wednesday, the police reported 32 cases of fake euros discovered between 14 January and 3 February.

In Matonis’ words, more information about the amount of fake euros has been received after a few collection companies submitted information about the number of fake bills discovered over a certain period of time.

Fake euros have been received from banks, post offices, supermarkets and drug stores.

On Monday, Vilnius police was handed a possibly fake 50-euro bill received from an ATM on Ozo Street in Vilnius.

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The police says that fake euros can only enter the ATMs that feature the function of depositing cash.

“However, fake euros cannot be withdrawn from the ATMs – if a person brings and deposits a fake euro bill to an ATM, the ATM automatically identifies the fake bill, which is placed in a separate division in the machine. Persons withdrawing cash will not be given the bill,” Matonis told BNS.

After Lithuania adopted the euro on 1 January, fake euros appeared immediately.

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