5 perpetrators make fake money

Although they know that it is illegal, these characters still defy all, creating many big money-making missions in the world.

The authors of fake money-making missions are famous in the world

We know that making counterfeit money is illegal and the verdict for criminals making counterfeit money is not light. However, there are still those who defy all create 'geospatial' missions summarized in the list below.

1. Edward Mueller - "Fire a new house on the mouse"

Edward Mueller (or Emerich Juettner) is quite famous among criminals for fake money and holds the record for the longest outlaw operation - 10 years (from 1938 - 1948).

Edward Mueller at the time of his arrest

Born in Austria, Mueller emigrated to the United States when he was 13 years old and had a very young childhood life. Unable to stand up to a poor life, Edward had the intention to make fake money.

He took 1 USD (equivalent to 22,000 VND), printed on a specialized zinc plate and etched with acid solution. After editing and reprocessing, Edward was ready to "earn" more money by faking a $ 1 bill .

Counterfeit banknote by Mueller (Artwork)

Edward patiently spent every $ 1 bill at nearby stores in New York. He only did enough to buy food, and never spent twice in the same store.

Perhaps thanks to the nature of the "kink" and careful, small amount of consumption, Edward Mueller overcame the US legal system at that time.

The incident only failed when Edward's apartment was burnt, about 30 counterfeit notes were found, along with zinc plates in the pile. Although he had sold $ 5,000 in 10 years of ' practice' , Edward was only sentenced to 1 year a day and had to pay a fine . 1 USD.

2. Stephen Jory - the great British money-maker

Stephen Jory is a multi-talented writer with business blood. But perhaps, what Jory did best was . making fake money.

Stephen Jory soon began his crime path by crafting perfume. It can be said that he was a pioneer in the fake perfume industry in England. After being arrested in 1985, Jory thought more seriously about how to make money, then switched to a job of printing money in a literal way after leaving prison.

Jory's real fake banknote

Jory bought a printer and set up a printing factory in the outskirts of England, then began researching and experimenting with manufacturing £ 20.

Jory's counterfeit money flooded the UK financial market. He even figured out how to fake both the imprinted images on the banknotes, easily bypassing the banking system's money scanners .

Stephen Jory

After being arrested, Jory confessed to faking £ 50 million, but the real number was much greater.

After being imprisoned, the Government and the Central Bank of England had to change the design of the bill to increase security. It can be said that Stephen Jory has 'helped' British banks to improve the security system, even though it has caused great losses.

3. Arthur William - American celebrity

Born in 1972 in Chicago (USA), Arthur William spent a turbulent childhood. Abandoned by his father at a young age, Arthur and his mother had to live in the center of the Salvation Army homeless.

Arthur's lover - Dafench - has a talent for drawing exactly like the real thing. Dafench was also a cult criminal at the time. He is also the mentor of Arthur (at age 17) who came to work as a counterfeit job with just an offset printer - the type of printer indirectly printing materials through a piece of rubber.

Arthur when he first started practicing at the age of 17

At the beginning, Arthur printed about $ 50,000 in denominations of $ 20 and $ 50 per month and sold them to the criminal gangs in the region at a price of 1/5.

It was during Arthur's time to live as a prince with his empire. Arthur did small business until 1996, when the US government upgraded its $ 100 security to the highest level and features that were hard to fake.

Arthur's girlfriend joked that he wouldn't do it. In order to prove to his girlfriend, Arthure embarked on a counterfeit money of 100 USD.

Arthur next to one of his "love cars"

When the key issues are resolved by his superior thinking, Arthur has printed millions of dollars in counterfeit dollars worth $ 100 and with his girlfriends to spend as much money as possible across the country.

He also bought some real estate with fake money. The fake money he made was so ingenious that even the police were knocked at the door because of security disorder.

One day at the end of June 2002, a friend of Arthur was arrested while spending fake money at a supermarket that opened Arthur. After being arrested, a fake story of nearly $ 10 million attracted public opinion and turned Arthur into a celebrity in 2005.

4. Westley Weber - making fake money with a computer is like the real thing

Westley Weber is a big fake money criminal in Canada. He faked money in many denominations like 10, 20 or 100 Canadian dollars between 1990 and 2000.

Westley's counterfeit currencies " rage" in the market, causing many stores across Canada to refuse to pay in Canadian dollars of $ 100 par value.

Experts say Westley's counterfeit money is the most genuine counterfeit money ever.

Weber has prompted the Canadian government to change the design of different denominations to increase security.

The special thing is that Weber has forged this skill and reached a level that makes the government have a headache. Later, Canadian authorities were forced to redesign this denomination to increase security.

Finally, Weber also retired in 2000 while using fake money to buy auto parts and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2001.

5. Anatasios Arnaouti - criminal who runs the system as counterfeit money

In the 2000s, Anatasios Arnaouti - who runs the organization to make counterfeit money - was able to condemn the two major economies in the world : Britain and the United States.

Police seized more than £ 2.5 million in par value of £ 10 and over $ 3.5 million in face value of $ 100 when arresting the name.

However, the threat hasn't stopped yet because this is just the amount of money he holds. His counterfeiting organization has been operating for many years and is still able to print thousands of bills a day even when he is arrested.

The speed of counterfeit money was almost destabilizing the economy of the two world powers.

At the time of the arrest, Anatasios' organization produced up to $ 500,000 a day.

Authorities have yet to find out the exact number of counterfeit notes he has produced and that number is still growing. After his arrest, Anatasios was sentenced to 8 years in prison in 2005.