Fake Scottish £20 note used to part pay B&B bill

tcr_3

Your friend might be an honest man ... but he's got one brass neck to phone up some old dear and demand twenty quid off her when the loss was his, not hers.

garthdp

like I said get over it.

smk77

tcr wrote: »

In fact, having had a look at the Bank of England site, your friend is committing an offence by even holding onto the note, he needs to hand it into the Police.

Its a fake Scottish note. Why would the Bank of England care?

tcr_3

smk77 wrote: »

Its a fake Scottish note. Why would the Bank of England care?

Because it's devaluing sterling ? Just a thought.

Have to be honest, I've no idea who'd be interested down here. Wish I hadn't even bothered posting

garthdp

:rotfl:you're not the only one

BLT_2

garthdp wrote: »

He is going to hand it in, he is an honest man (which is more than you are from what you posted above:eek:) and would not knowingly pass on a forgery.However that does not mean he is not entitled to get paid for services rendered and the lady who made the contract is morally responsible for it if you understand the concept behind that.
Either way they have coughed up which makes them appear more honest than you as well.:cool:
thanks for taking the time

Your mate should consider it as stupidity tax for taking it in the first place, if you understand this concept

martindow

I have my doubts as to whether this really is a fake note. Someone in a post office not liking the look of it, does not mean it is a fake. The fact they handed it back shows they do not know that much about counterfeit, or maybe Scottish, notes. I think the OP's friend should take it to a bank to get a reliable opinion.

debbie42

What would others do if they had paid cash in all good faith to someone, then, later the person rings them up to say it was counterfeit, and they need to pay again?

I certainly wouldn't let them take money off my credit card just on their say so.

darkblue_2

garthdp wrote: »

He is going to hand it in, he is an honest man (which is more than you are from what you posted above:eek:) and would not knowingly pass on a forgery.However that does not mean he is not entitled to get paid for services rendered and the lady who made the contract is morally responsible for it if you understand the concept behind that.
Either way they have coughed up which makes them appear more honest than you as well.:cool:
thanks for taking the time

Thanks for the lesson in morality and for tearing my post apart, which mentioned the legal terms, helpful definitions etc and turning it into a 'you're dishonest'.

Aptly done.

garthdp

debbie42 wrote: »

I certainly wouldn't let them take money off my credit card just on their say so.

Well you see,thats where the morality bit clicks in.To me, it speaks volumes that they capitulated so readily and agreed that he gets his money from their card rather than pursue this matter and involve their daughter in the police enquiry.Maybe she has previous in passing forged notesand just wanted it to go away.(They were also a real pain in the **** all weekend apparently , so he had no qualms about doing it either.I am sure he would have cut them some slack if they were nice people.)h

However they may just have felt a moral obligation to do what was right

To answer other points the post office ran it through their special Super Fake Scotch Note Detector which confirmed its invalidity.My friend has taken it to bank who have issued him with a receipt which he will send to the "old dear"( she isnt an 'old dear', but we'll just let that go for now)who will then have her money refunded if, after the BOE or BOS have tested it using scientists and chemicals,the note proves to be valid.

By the way darkblue thank you for complimenting my aptitude in "ripping your post apart" but as you flagged up yourself,by saying and I quote


Personally, and I'll get into trouble for this, I would try and spend it at a large retailer.


you kind of invited it in.

If as you clearly are aware,you did knowingly pass on a counterfiet note whether it be to a small hotel or to the largest corporation on Earth, then you by definition are dishonest.

Not a lesson, just an observation.