Partners for crime: Couple power fake currency notes that were caught at £ 24 Lakh cash after cheating 1,000 victims

At a real moment of “partners in crime”, a couple was accused of printing fake currency stands £24 Lakh.

After South China Morning Post (SCMP)A couple from China's province of Jiangxi was arrested because he had cheated over 1,000 victims in local markets with fake banknotes they had printed.

In the SCMP report, citing the Fuzhou police, at least five market dealers stated that they received fake banknotes within a week in September 2023, which was higher or twice a month than the normal report of once or twice.

However, it was difficult for the police to track down the suspects due to a lack of surveillance cameras on small, open air markets and the haunted memories of the victims.

Finally, the investigators were able to pursue the banknote lead with the help of a surveillance camera.

So the couple worked:

The CCTV £1.185) Note. However, she said she had minor notes and picked up the real bill.

Soon afterwards, the woman claimed that she was wrong and gave the seller a fake 100-Yuanian banknote that fell in love with the fraud because she only checked the authenticity of the note for the first time.

What has the investigation unveiled?

Studies showed that the woman and her husband had operated the fraudsters at farmers and cheated more than 1,000 victims.

The officials have fisciented 15 fake 100-yuan banknotes in the couple's house and the equipment with which they used the money, including printers, paper cutters and ink.

They also found a large number of banknotes that the couple had cheated out of the providers and a total of more than 2,00,000 Yuan (approx. £24 Lakh).

The police said the couple had not kept too many fake notes and only printed the amount they would use on a certain day. They usually spent between 300 and 3,000 yuan per day while being disguised their identity.

How is the couple punished?

According to China's criminal law, people who produce or use fake currencies can be sentenced to three to ten years in prison.

They can also be occupied between 50,000 and 5.00,000 Yuan (approximately £6 LAKH up to 60 Lakh).

In extreme cases, the perpetrator could even be sentenced to death.