Where can I buy a fraud pen pls?

roy_harper

I withdrew £20 from my building society, didn't even put it into my purse - crossed the street and paid it into my current account at the bank. The teller gave it back to me and said it was a fake.
I explained I'd just got it from the BS across the street two minutes ago. She said they were obliged to keep it for the police and not return it.
I went back to the BS and explained - thankfully they gave me another £20 note, plus they advised me to get a pen that shows up fraud notes.
Any idea where I can buy one pls?

James

Try link below - £1.49

(click here).

opinions4u

roy_harper wrote: »

I withdrew £20 from my building society, didn't even put it into my purse - crossed the street and paid it into my current account at the bank. The teller gave it back to me and said it was a fake.

If I'm not mistaken, the teller committed a criminal offence.

stclair

opinions4u wrote: »

If I'm not mistaken, the teller committed a criminal offence.

Yup the teller is meant to keep the note regardless of the situation.

Tigsteroonie

I bought one of these pens from our local Staples.

Mikeyorks

opinions4u wrote: »

If I'm not mistaken, the teller committed a criminal offence.

stclair wrote:

Yup the teller is meant to keep the note regardless of the situation.

From the OP :-

She said they were obliged to keep it for the police and not return it.

.............. I had my bad day yesterday!

Inactive

Perhaps the Banks / Building Societies should invest in these pens..:)

opinions4u

Inactive wrote: »

Perhaps the Banks / Building Societies should invest in these pens..:)

Some have UV lights which can also be used to check notes.

I found that my staff managed to hand out around 4 or 5 notes a year and retain a dozen or so in a medium sized branch. So that's around 150,000 transactions a year.

Typically the ones handed out were introduced to the branch by the cash centres.

It was a tiny problem within banks and building societies. I suspect it will still be the same.

LongTermLurker

roy_harper wrote: »

I went back to the BS and explained - thankfully they gave me another £20 note, plus they advised me to get a pen that shows up fraud notes.

That was very trusting of them - did they phone the bank to check first?

young_money_saver

you can buy those pens from booker wholesale at the paying desk. i've got one of those pens as I checked quite a few £50's and £100's I had a few weeks ago, now there all in the bank. I would advise getting one and there only a few quid.

Techhead_2

Mikeyorks wrote: »

From the OP :-



.............. I had my bad day yesterday!

Yes, roy harper says the not was given back to him and then a couple sentences later that the cashier kept it. Something is not right here.