I’m mad as heck and there is usually a good reason for me to show my anger. I’m mad because someone just passed us a fake twenty dollar bill. There was nothing so obvious for us to question the bill, but when I tried to use it in a casino they instantly questioned it. It was like they printed it and they knew exactly what to look for. What happened?

The bogus bill was confiscated and I was instantly out of twenty dollars and treated like a felon. Through no fault of my own, I was accused of trying to pass on a counterfeit bill. I was livid because I just got robbed of twenty dollars. The casino told me that they had to send it to the FBI or Secret Service and that investigation had little or nothing to do with me. I was just the dumb sucker that they passed the bill to unknowingly. There ought to be a law to protect innocent citizens from getting duped like I did. The law should prevent any ATM from passing on bogus bills. Any bill in an ATM should not be ripped, torn, or bogus. The bank issuing them must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. All bills should be checked for authenticity at the time of the transaction to protect both parties. How many times has a bank or store questioned the authenticity of our money and did nothing to prove the authenticity of their change? There should be a law protecting “Legal Tender.”

In short, I had to provide my information to the Secret Service like I am the felon. I did absolutely nothing wrong with one exception…I trusted the ATM or casino’s change. It’s the holdiay season and we are spending money like someone has a printing press in their basement. Apparently, somebody does. We need to protect our cash and the integrity of our banking system before things get worse. I’m using the Citizen’s Journal to warn you. Nobody should live with the fear of visiting an ATM machine or a store and instantly losing cash. We must hold our banks and financial institutions responsible for the integrity of these bills. If you take them from us give us another and get the money from the Secret Service. If someone’s name constantly pops up, then visit them and look for a printing press. I understand the importance of confiscating bogus bills, but somebody needs to reimburse me for my loss. That bad bill is evidence in two crimes. Someone stole something from me and someone printed that bill. Why force innocent people to suffer this loss? More people would cooperate if we weren’t treated like felons. If it could happen to me…it could happen to anyone. I’m livid and I’m telling you to watch out for this counterfeit sh*&. I’ll stop ranting when the Secret Service gives me that twenty dollars back or lets me keep the bogus bill. I’ll frame it and make sure others learn from an innocent mistake. Protect us from ATM theft and encourage others to come forward. Don’t be the sucker caught by an ATM. It’s not funny but the money is.