Euro notes come in denominations of 10, 20 and 50, leaving police puzzled as to why the fraudster chose to increase the risk of being caught by printing a non-existent 30 Euro note. The man even got 20 Euro in change from the storekeeper in North Rhine-Westphalia before getting on his bike and cycling off.
Police said that the note may have been created as a joke but it could have serious consequences if they manage to catch the person that had used it to buy the cigarettes. Police spokesman Martin Meyer said: "Using counterfeit notes is a serious offence, usually punishable with a jail term for anyone found proven to have faked currency - even such a poor quality fake as this one."
The fraud only came to light because the man seemed nervous in paying and left the shop in a hurry – prompting the storekeeper to take a closer look at the note and then realise that the 30 Euro note didn't exist. He said: "It was embarrassing but I was in a rush, and was easily distracted that day by all the customers. I tried to chase after him but he was very quickly gone."
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