Seoul -
A new high-quality counterfeit $100 bill has been found in South Korea, bank officials said Tuesday, prompting suggestions the sanctions-hit North might have resumed forging "supernotes".
Sofia -
Bulgarian authorities said Tuesday they had seized a record amount of over 13 million euros' ($14.4 million) worth of counterfeit notes, most of them recovered by scuba divers in a reservoir.
A restaurant server has been accused of editing the tips that customers gave her with extra numbers, adjusting a $5 tip to $15 or even $25, affecting at least 20 of the restaurant users.
Carlisle -
A Pennsylvania woman faces three charges after it was alleged she posed as a medical doctor and gave truck drivers physical exams they needed to take to keep their commercial drivers licenses.
Paris -
A painting bought by a British businessman who thought it was by famed artist Marc Chagall is a "very bad copy", an expert Paris-based committee announced, though it ruled out any hasty destruction of the fake.
Orlando -
Two convicted killers who were accidentally released from the Apalachicola Correctional Institute through fake documents have been captured by officials.
Valencia -
If you've been to the beach in southern Spain, you have been offered fake "brand-name" handbags, watches etc. by the Senegalese "lookie-lookie" men. Now it seems things got a tad more serious as other criminals managed to produce fake Ferraris for sale.
Calgary -
It is alleged the 32-year-old transferred $250,000 between Calgary banks by using several stolen and forged cheques and false identification.
Washington -
The National Archives announced on Tuesday that the date on a handwritten pardon issued by President Abraham Lincoln has been tampered with, significantly changing its importance and historical significance to American history.
Toronto -
In January, a Toronto woman walked out of a store forgetting her credit card. That mistake proved costly because when she opened her latest statement, she found out she had been billed for more than $10,000 in purchases.
Quebec's former Lieutenant Governor, Lise Thibault is facing criminal charges of fraud, breach of trust, forgery and fabrication of false documents. The charges all relate to her alleged misspending during her 10 year tenure as Lieutenant Governor.
