‘Class A' fake notes stump officials

DUBAI: Counterfeiters are throwing up a huge challenge to authorities and money exchange houses by using increasingly sophisticated techniques to forge notes with most of the security features used in real currencies, forensic experts said. In this cat and mouse game between cops and forgers, the Indian rupee has emerged as the currency of choice, overtaking the US dollar in 2011, accounting for 10,700 pieces — or 44 per cent — of the top five fake bank notes (24,000) of different countries seized by Dubai Police last year................

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