Beware of stained bank notes
People who have these notes make themselves suspects of a criminal investigation that will seek to determine if they were involved in the stealing and unauthorised access of these ATM containers.
The police warned the public not to use or accept stained money.
This warning was posted on the official SAPS Facebook page this morning.
The statement read as follows:
“Never accept stained bank notes, as they have likely been discoloured from ink dye used in security devices such as ATMs.
“ATMs hold cash in special containers that protect them with dye-stain technology that is activated when someone tries to break open the container. Once activated, the cash is stained with a green dye, thus defacing the notes, rendering them unusable as currency. The stained notes are recognised as having no monetary value once they are stained.”
The police urged members of the public to report any person in possession of these notes to Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
