Amy Nutt
Counterfeit money actually has a very long history, which means the concept is not really all that new. Currency has been around for a long time and with currency comes greed. They say that money is the root of all evil and counterfeiting is definitely not an exception. It involves creating artificial money for financial acquire and deceives others in making them believe that it is real. It contributes to inflation that hurts the pocket books of people all over the world, it restitution economies, and it hurts the reputations of the central banks of countries that are innocent because they are not the ones creating the imitation cash. That is why governments impose harsh penalties against those caught making imitation money.