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'The $50 note I withdrew from a Melbourne ATM was fake'

The note that wasn't accepted at a Duty free shop at Melbourne International Airport

The note that wasn't accepted at a Duty free shop at Melbourne International Airport Source: SBS Punjabi

Melbourne resident Manmohan Singh Saxena had withdrawn $500 from the local ATM before departing for India. When he tried to use the notes at the Duty Free store, he was told that one of the notes was fake. "I was horrified and hugely embarrassed", Mr Saxena told SBS Punjabi.


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Melbourne resident Manmohan Singh Saxena had withdrawn $500 from the local ATM before departing for India. When he tried to use the notes at the Duty Free store, he was told that one of the notes was fake. "I was horrified and hugely embarrassed", Mr Saxena told SBS Punjabi.


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