Course Overview
Another crime that tellers can help thwart is counterfeiting. While all types of items can be counterfeited, this course focuses only on those items which might be presented at a teller window: Currency, coins, checks, other financial documents as well as forms of identification. With this course, tellers learn to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit items. They also learn what to do when they suspect they have received a counterfeit item.

Learning Objectives
To have tellers recognize counterfeit currency and know what to do when they have been given a counterfeit item. To know the security features on currency. After completing this course, tellers will know how to:

• Recognize the three types of currency in circulation.
• Distinguish between genuine and counterfeit currency and coins.
• Follow the guidelines to detect altered notes.
• Handle situations involving suspicious currency.
• Recognize the characteristics of counterfeit checks, financial instruments and identification cards.