Crime: 2025: A superb third much less counterfeit cash in Saxony-Anhalt | EUROtoday

In Saxony-Anhalt Less counterfeit cash was seized final 12 months than in 2024. In complete there have been 723 notes with a complete worth of round 41,500 euros, because the State Criminal Police Office in Magdeburg introduced upon request. In the earlier 12 months there have been 1,104 counterfeit notes price 78,500 euros that ended up in cost transactions. This resulted in a lower within the variety of counterfeit notes found by round a 3rd.

The variety of counterfeit euro cash seized fell much more considerably, by round 60 %: from 3,400 in 2024 to 1,350 now. The complete worth fell from round 6,700 to 2,650 euros.

Counterfeit 50 euro notes seem most ceaselessly

In 2025, as within the earlier 12 months, counterfeit notes of fifty euros have been primarily present in Saxony-Anhalt, in line with an LKA spokesman. They made up 43 %. There was a slight improve in seizures of 20-euro counterfeit notes (2025: 24 %; 2024: 19 %) and a big improve in seizures of 100-euro counterfeit notes (23 %; 2024: 11 %). Of the counterfeit cash, 96 % have been predominantly 2 euro cash, it stated.

Larger quantities of counterfeit cash outdoors the large cities

In three bigger circumstances in Saxony-Anhalt, there have been seizures within the excessive four-digit or five-digit vary, in line with the LKA. 8,850 euros appeared in Arneburg within the north of Saxony-Anhalt, 11,350 euros in Staßfurt and counterfeit 17,370 euros in Gardelegen.

In all circumstances these have been altered banknote pictures. According to the LKA, these are primarily offered over the Internet on varied marketplaces, together with as so-called “play money”. “Nevertheless, in cases where they can be confused with real money, are or are intended to be placed on the market as genuine, they are then to be viewed as counterfeit money under German law.”

By 2025, the proportion of those altered banknote pictures (VBNA) could be 27 % in circumstances of counterfeit cash in cost transactions. Outside of cost transactions, 76 % of the seizures have been recognized as VBNA.

This is what the pattern appears like nationwide

With the declining variety of counterfeit cash, Saxony-Anhalt is following the nationwide pattern. The newest figures from the Bundesbank additionally present that it has turn into much less seemingly that counterfeit cash might be foisted on you.

For the primary time after three years of typically sharp will increase, the variety of counterfeit cash has fallen once more. The police, retailers and banks seized 67,963 counterfeit euro banknotes final 12 months, 6.1 % fewer than in 2024, because the Bundesbank introduced. In complete, counterfeiters in Germany induced round 4 million euros in harm with counterfeit euro notes final 12 months, and in 2024 it was 4.5 million euros.

If you believe you studied: Never move on counterfeit cash

Anyone who, regardless of all warning, will get a counterfeit observe is out of luck: counterfeit cash is not going to get replaced; anybody who accepts it will likely be left with the harm. However, you should not attempt to promote the flowers to another person shortly. This is a prison offense punishable by a jail sentence of as much as 5 years or a fantastic. Counterfeit banknotes ought to be handed in to the police or banks.

For the 12 months 2025, the police crime statistics for the state of Saxony-Anhalt recorded 432 circumstances (2024: 455; 2023: 212) for the circulation of counterfeit cash with 275 suspects (2024: 255; 2023: 176). According to the LKA, there have been a complete of 11 circumstances of counterfeit cash final 12 months with 10 suspects (2024: 14 circumstances with 11 TV; 2023: 13 with 10 TV).

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