Woman exchanges Monopoly money for Danish kroner

[vampire]

Published: 26 Jan 09 10:15 CET


Online: http://www.thelocal.se/17154/20090126/

A woman in Denmark played a high stakes game last week when she successfully convinced a bank to exchange bills worth two thousand "kronor" in Swedish Monopoly money for a quantity of real Danish money.

But the 61-year-old may be left needing a "get out of jail" card after a second attempt to exchange the toy cash backfired.

The fraud attempt began on Thursday, when the woman entered a branch of the Nordea bank in Svendborg and handed over two fake bills. When the teller failed to spot that the Swedish bills were far from authentic, the woman walked away from the counter with a cool 1,400 Danish kroner ($240), local newspaper Fyns Amts Avis reports.

Branch manager Ulrik Feveile Nielsen told the newspaper that an inexperienced staff member had been manning the cash desk at the time.

"As long as humans are involved, mistakes will happen," he said.

But rather than quitting while she was ahead, the woman had another roll of the dice and returned to the bank the following day with a further eight thousand "kronor" in Monopoly money.

This time staff were wise to her ways and immediately reported the matter to the police.

When placed under arrest, the woman claimed that a third party had forced her into the fraudulent exchange attempts.

[pixel]

oO lol

[vampire]

Well monopoly money is the most stabile currency in the world. Not counting the new editions obviously. So no wonder they wanted it with the current crisis.

[pixel]

Clearly... fairplay for using the initiative.

[vampire]

buys you multiple hotels on the boardwalk.

[Narcolepsy Jones]

Isn't the texture completely different? I can't recall ever playing monopoly, but real note currency is usually more like linen than paper.

[Micky]

A woman in Denmark played a high stakes game last week when she successfully convinced a bank to exchange bills worth two thousand "kronor" in Swedish Monopoly money for a quantity of real Danish money.

Wut it actaully worked first time lol.

[vampire]

Originally Posted by Nish

Isn't the texture completely different? I can't recall ever playing monopoly, but real note currency is usually more like linen than paper.

You have missed some part of your education!!!!

[ClUR]

LOL We are all so busy looking out for hooded yobos, and teenage shop lifterse etc. All these OAPS are running amuck!

[vampire]

Says the hooded yobo.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by GoDGiRL

You have missed some part of your education!!!!

You mean childhood?

[pixel]

ClUR don't you wear hoodies all the time? :)

[ClUR]

Yeah at the mo, its freezing!!!!
I'm hardly going to wear my bra out am I Pixel!

[vampire]

Originally Posted by Pete

You mean childhood?

Yep that too, but don't you agree there's a enterpreneur aspect to monopoly, it does train you a bit to make good deals and think about spending monies.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by ClUR

I'm hardly going to wear my bra out am I Pixel!

Oooohhhh snap, taking a shot at the boobies

[ClUR]

Originally Posted by Pete

Oooohhhh snap, taking a shot at the boobies

Can't get nothing past you, darling!

[Pete]

It's ok clur, I found what you said to be funny, because it was true

[pixel]

har har :blush:

[MkVenner]

It's more the hoodie mentality, than the actual hoodie it's self...it's the Nike TN tracksuit you have to look out for I find, nowaday lol

But yeah, I've not seen kroner, maybe they diffeent, but monopoly money is like fuckin tiny compared to real bills, and it is just fucking paper...and ain't only printed on one bloody side too?

[Heavy_Load]

hustles are all about confidence i guess

[vampire]

Hoodies are god's gift on bad hair days :)

[ClUR]

Originally Posted by GoDGiRL

Hoodies are god's gift on bad hair days :)

Uh huh