Forged German Treasure
Banknotes
This page started May 28, 2008
Final update: April 24, 2009
Since mid 2007, eBay seller
"farbod*" (the * is part of user ID) has flooded the market with counterfeit WWI
German Treasury notes overprinted for use in Iran (Pick M1-M5).
As a reference to collectors who may not be specializing in this
area, we have decided to start documenting these forged
banknotes by listing the eBay number, Serial number, and other
related info. Needless to say that in spite of two official letters
to eBay, and hundreds of e-mails by many many collectors who
have fallen victim, no action has been taken by eBay yet.
If you have bought one of these forged German notes through
eBay, or if you have
further info please contact me (info@MEbanknotes.com).
I am aware of a few collectors who have received compensation
from PayPal, and at least one person who, with affidavit from
others, is taking legal action at Texas court. However, the wheels of
justice are very slow and such legal actions
may take years, in the meantime more and more
forged banknotes are being listed on eBay on a weekly basis and purchased by
innocent collectors who are unaware of the facts.
Please note: As a collector and dealer specializing in
the banknotes of the Middle East, all we attempt to do is to document and
list the specifics of these forged banknotes. Years from
now when all is said and done, and the main source of
distribution is shut down, there will be thousands of forged
banknotes exchanging hands at Paper Money Shows and Auctions,
It is time to document them now.
March 2009
A
Germany collector who has been following these fake banknotes
for over a year has assembled a very interesting and useful
list. With his permission we are attaching the 5 links to
this website. He writes:
"Since a long time I am watching the development with growing
concern. I collected the serial numbers of fake bills. The
listings are attached to this email. As it turned out, many
bills have been sold more than once on eBay. I hope I could
contribute some new information to your web page."
March 25, 2009
It is a great relief to inform all the collectors that FINALLY
eBay has expelled farbod*.
This is due to continual efforts by one collector who was
determined to put an end to farobd*'s forgery business.
Our sincere thanks to him, to the court in Texas, the USPS Fraud
Department, and to DFW Detectives.
Regretfully it took eBay over a year to put an end to this
fraud business, which affected thousands of collectors.
We close with the
most recent e-mail received from a collector:
"In 2007 I purchased two items from this individual
5 Toman on 20 German Mark Item # 180188041788 for $146.94
and 250 Toman on 1000 Mark Pair item# 180188041998 for $1845.20"
April 20, 2009
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With blessings from eBay "farbod*" is back in
business selling more counterfeit banknotes !
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