Circulation of counterfeit coins
Citizen Safety Tips
Considering that anyone can be a victim of a scam, it is very important to contact the Police as soon as you realize that they have tried to scam you.
Some time ago, groups of the Chinese mafia have been introducing large amounts of coins from Thailand into the country and circulating them as if they were a 2 Euro coin. The similarity between both coins is very large.
Some time ago, groups of the Chinese mafia have been introducing large amounts of coins from Thailand into the country and circulating them as if they were a 2 Euro coin. The similarity between both coins is very large.
The Thai coin isolated looks different but alongside other 2 Euro coins it goes unnoticed.
They usually introduce them in their Everything for a Hundred shops or in their restaurants.
There are thousands of units and they carry them in drums declaring at customs that they are scrap.
Be wary in these shops when they have to give you change of 10 or 20 Euros and they do not return any 5 Euro bill, but do it with coins.
Usually, when they open the coin drawer to give change, it only contains coins or large bills. It is very important to check the change in front of the person who gave it to you. Otherwise, they usually say that they did not give it. If this happens, go out into the street and call the Police.
When the Police arrive, show them that in the coin drawer they do not have small bills and they check if there are more coins similar to the Thais.
Keep in mind, that with each coin they make 1.5 euros, since they buy them at 0.48 Euros and as they pass them for one of 2 Euros, the scam is assured. You have lost at least 2 Euros.
Before any cash transaction always check the change both in bills and coins not only for them to return the change correctly, but also to make sure they do not try to give you fake bills or fake coins.
