If Your Going To Counterfeit Money…

…at least make sure it’s money that was actually created at one point.

They stand accused of creating perhaps the most audacious and incompetent forgeries ever. An international gang tried to defraud the Bank of England out of £28bn using fake £500,000 and £1,000 notes, Southwark crown court heard this week. There was one problem: £500,000 notes have never been produced by the bank.

Thanks Neil T. for the link.