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[Colabamumbai]

If you were told that you a had a counterfeit bill:

1. Would you pass it on, as it had been passed on to you?
2. Would you call the police?
3.Would you keep it as a souvenir?

[whybother]

A "relative" of mine went to buy some water in a 7/11.  He was told his 20 baht notes were fake.  He put the fake notes in his back pocket (not in his wallet) and walked out.  He was arrested, spent the night in jail, and was released on 30,000 baht bail.

The case was transferred from the police to the courts a month later, and he was released with no bail on the word of a retired teacher friend while further investigation was done. The thinking then was that he might get a 5,000 baht fine.

Another month later, he goes back to court again, and this time he needs 90,000 baht bail.  Apparently he answered a question incorrectly.  Now there is a possibility of 6 months in jail.

He eventually goes to court for a final decision, and is given a 1,000 baht fine.

His main problem was that he put the notes back in his pocket.  Apparently the judge said he should have written "FAKE" (in Thai I assume ... and NOT on the picture of the king) on the notes and taken them directly to the police station.