Fake money rumors upset Central Java people<\/p>\n
Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto<\/p>\n
People in Central Java are anxious over rumors of counterfeit
\nmoney circulating in many regencies along the province's coastal
\nareas and other cities.<\/p>\n
Rp 100,000 banknotes believed to be fake are circulating at
\ntraditional markets across the towns of Pekalongan, Tegal,
\nPemalang, Banjarnegara, Banyumas, Cilacap and Purbalingga.<\/p>\n
The disquiet has forced local traders of small shops, who do
\nnot have detectors, to reject Rp 100,000 banknotes.<\/p>\n
Other residents in possession of similar banknotes are also
\nnervous as they fear they cannot use them for transactions.<\/p>\n
\"Many banknotes are said to be fake. We are confused about
\nthat. Instead of accepting counterfeit Rp 100,000 banknotes, it
\nis better that we reject them,\" Ibu Rohmat, a stall owner at
\nKembaran village in Banyumas, told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Sources of the rumors remain undetected, but they have spread
\nto most regions in Central Java.<\/p>\n
\"I have heard that fake Rp 100,000 banknotes are circulating.
\nThat makes us worried,\" said another trader, Ibu Nurul, 31, in
\nBanyumas.<\/p>\n
The Wage traditional market, the largest in Purwokerto, for
\nthe last five days has also been affected by the rumors,
\nprompting local traders to be extremely careful in accepting
\nbanknotes.<\/p>\n
Civil servants at the Purbalingga administration are also
\namong those upset by the rumors. Many Rp 100,000 banknotes
\nbelieved to be fake have passed through there.<\/p>\n
It was also not clear, however, where such banknotes came
\nfrom.<\/p>\n
Many accused a certain group or individuals of trying to
\ndeliberately upset local residents without any clear reasons.<\/p>\n
Purbalingga Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sofyan Abadi
\nadvised people not to be alarmed as the local authorities were
\nyet to receive a report from the central bank on the serial
\nnumbers of the fake Rp 100,000 banknotes.<\/p>\n
\"It's impossible to make a perfect counterfeit note. People
\ncan differentiate between them, so they need not be anxious and
\npanic over the rumors,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The banknotes believed to be counterfeited carry at least 30
\nserial numbers, and begin with AAA, AAD, AAF, AAN, AAT, AAZ, ACI,
\nACH, ADA, ADC, ADJ, ADL, ADZ, AGC, AHA, AHL, AIR, AMH, AQC, AYC,
\nDAD, AAJ, FAD, FPD, HAH, HDI, HDY, IAB, IRD and IYC.<\/p>",
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