4774Papa Posted April 21, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2012 My Daughter was on a trip to China a few years ago and said that counterfeit Chinese currency is common there. She said that when you buy the currency, always do it at a bank where it is scanned. Also, don't take change from street vendors. If you get change at a shop, make sure it is scanned first. Is this still a problem in China? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann ns Posted April 21, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2012 We got our currency from ATMs and never had a problem with change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philob Posted April 21, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2012 If you venture into Macao or Hong Kong, use their respective currency only from banks or bank atms. While they are a part of China, there's a lot of counterfeiting of Yuan in those places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davwen81 Posted May 1, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 1, 2012 My Daughter was on a trip to China a few years ago and said that counterfeit Chinese currency is common there. She said that when you buy the currency, always do it at a bank where it is scanned. Also, don't take change from street vendors. If you get change at a shop, make sure it is scanned first. Is this still a problem in China? We have just come back from China and we were given change in markets which was counterfeit or from Kazastan or one of those countries. Just watch your change, don't use 100 yen notes have lots of 10's and 20 yuan instead. Our guide warned us it is quite common so beware in markets or vendor stalls, but there is no problems at ATMs or in normal stores or restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaselwatchr Posted May 7, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 7, 2012 We were there in March and our guide said that that was unfortunately a common scam with certain street vendors. We were able to purchase chinese currency here in the states ahead of time in ten and twenty denominations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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