The Documentoscopy Unit of the Local Police of Arrecife (UDOC) has warned citizens that counterfeit 20 euro banknotes have been detected in circulation in the municipality. Thus, in case of doubt about the authenticity of any banknote, it is recommended not to accept it, as well as not to make payments with banknotes in your possession when there are indications that it may be counterfeit, as this would constitute a crime.
Likewise, the UDOC of the Local Police of Arrecife points out that any suspicious banknote must be handed over to the police, a credit institution or any branch of the Bank of Spain. Among the recommendations disseminated, citizens are asked to "distrust if the paper does not sound right when crumpled, which consists of feeling the banknote, looking for a firm and resistant touch".
"Distrust if the embedded thread is not perceived when subjected to backlight (metallic safety filament), in other words, a vertical dark line that is the security mark. It must also have the figure of the banknote and the euro symbol inscribed on it," adds the police force.
It also proposes to look very closely at the watermark that is not imitated: "this must be transparent, so it is easily verifiable by passing your fingers behind the portrait that forms it and noticing how it darkens," he explains. "Touch, look and turn" is the proposal included in the security method devised by the European Central Bank so that citizens can detect if one of the banknotes they have is not valid.
