A couple has contacted the Secret Service claiming a Central Florida bank gave them 10 counterfeit bills during a transaction.
Ulises Garcia said he was withdrawing cash from a Wachovia Bank and depositing it into a Bank of America so he could pay his bills online.
However, the Bank of America teller noticed something funny about 10 of the 36 $100 bills Garcia said he received from Wachovia Bank — they were counterfeit, a local news story in Florida reported.
If that weren’t enough, it’s the second fake money claim to hit Wachovia in recent weeks; the bank was forced to refund $40 to another person who received counterfeit bills during a transaction.
One hopes the origin of the fake bills is a mischievous customer and not the bank itself. With all its other headaches, that’s one scandal Wachovia simply does not need.
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July 24, 2008 at 3:06 am
It would not surprise me if it were Wachovia. It is unlikely; however, thay are well known for unethical accounting practices and double tapping on fees.