The Dutch Central Bank has announced that this year 30 percent more fake euro bills have been seized than in 2008.
Around 32,000 bills have been intercepted over a period of six months. This is only a fraction of the estimated 400 million fake bills now believed to be circulating in the Netherlands.
The reason for the increase is unclear. The Dutch Central Bank suspects that a gang of forgers has become more active in the Netherlands.
By far the most forgeries were of 50-euro bills. In other EU countries the 20-euro bill is most popular. Overall, the EU saw a 17-percent increase in the number of seized forgeries.
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