Articles for tag: Counterfeit Money, Counterfeits, Secret Service

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How to Detect Counterfeit Dollar Bills

The counterfeiting of money is one of the oldest crimes in history according to the United States Secret Service. During the 19th century individual banks were responsible for printing their own money so it was hard to authenticate bills because of lack of consistency. Around that time it was estimated that one-third of all American ...

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My Worst Job: A Bank Teller

Everyone has had a horrible job at some point or another, one that made us dread getting up for in the morning and made us cranky for when we finally got to go home that night. Having worked in a fast food restaurant, an office, a clothing store, a general store, a music store, a ...

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Old West Slang, Terminology, Sayings and Phrasing

Travel from state to state and you’ll notice that the locals have slang for certain things and places. Travel way back to the Old West and you’ll see that things were stated very differently then, than they are in today’s times. In fact, some of the sayings we use today were created in the Old ...

Live Auction Supplies Beyond the Basics

Ticket Dispensers and Collection Tools As an auction coordinator, ticket dispensers can help to keep bids flowing seamlessly and reduce confusion among staff and guests. You can setup a table for guests to purchase tickets in advance. In this type of auction fundraiser setup, your staff members will sell tickets at the table using these ...

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How to Spot a Counterfeit Money Order

An increasingly common scam is that of the fake money order. The type of money order most often used for these scams is United States Postal Money Orders, perhaps because people are more trusting of them and think of something that “official” as being pretty much the equivalent of cash. The typical way the scam ...