Safe money: what you should and shouldn't do if you get fake currency notes

Do not palm them off to others: it is a crime and you will legal face action

Radhika Sharma (name changed) an overseas trader in Mumbai, was in a hurry one evening when she paid off the taxi driver as she reached her destination. Her cellphone was dead, so ditched Uber’s service that allows digital payment for a Kali Pili. She 'broke' the pink Rs 2,000 note and left with three Rs 500 ones and some change. "I hastily dump the notes in your purse and rush for my shift. The next day, when I went to use the note elsewhere, the cashier checked the note against fluorescent blue light, and said it was fake," says Sharma.