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Inaccurate Warning about Fake $50 Australian Banknotes – Hoax-Slayer

Outline

Circulating message claims to show recipients how to detect fake $50 Australian Banknotes. The message suggests that fake notes can be determined by a missing name under a portrait and by the order of signatures.  




Brief Analysis

The information in the message is false. Depending on their year of issue, some legitimate banknotes do not have a name under a portrait. Also depending on their year of issue, some legitimate banknotes may have signatures in different orders. The information in the message is not a valid method of detecting a counterfeit note and it should not be forwarded to others.

Example

FW: Fake $50 bills getting around

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Transcript of the text in the message:

Please check that the name is on the note. The name should be: EDITH COWAN

Please confirm the signatures on the notes.Governor on top should be STEVENS. Treasury on bottom should be: Henry



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