According to a news release by the United States Postal Inspection Service, ” The U.S. Postal Service issued 188 million postal orders in the fiscal year ending September 2004, during which approximately 3,700 counterfeit postal money orders were cashed. That works out to about one counterfeit for every 53,000 issued, and losses were calculated at less than $3.7 million.”
Tag: Counterfeit Money
Data and information on the global market in counterfeit currency. Statistics and facts on losses from fake dollars and euros. Contains information on the Supernote and other counterfeit activities.
Seizures of Supernotes from North Korea as of 2006
United States Authorities have seized around 50 Million Counterfeit Dollars known as Supernotes that originated from North Korea.
Profit for North Korea from Selling Fake US Dollars
North Korea earns an estimated $20 million annually from selling counterfeit US dollars.