MRFC Provide Tips for Identifying Counterfeit Money

The Mariana Regional Fusion Center (MRFC) continues to monitor threats and hazards to the region. In light of recent reports regarding the use of counterfeit money, the MRFC advises the community to be alert for similar incidences and the potential impact on consumers, businesses, and financial institutions.

The MRFC are in coordination with all appropriate stakeholders to include local law and federal law enforcement entities and local private sector entities to monitor and assess incidences of counterfeit money use.

Residents, visitors, and business owners are advised to practice the following open source tips to identify and prevent further circulation of counterfeit money.

Feel the paper. It should feel slightly rough to the touch as a result of the printing process and the unique composition of the paper.
Check with light. Hold the note to light to see a security thread embedded on denominations $5 and higher. Hold the note to light to see a faint image to the right of the portrait on dimensions $5 or higher.
Tilt the note. Tilt the note to see the ink I the numbers on the lower right corner and the Bell in the Inkwell change color from copper to green. The 3-d Security Ribbon on the $100 note is woven into the paper.
Check with magnification. Microprinting is featured in several locations on the denominations $5 or higher. There are small red and blue security fibers embedded throughout genuine U.S. currency paper.
Visit www.uscurrency.gov for more information on counterfeit money identifiers.

If you see suspicious activity, related to the current events, report it to local law enforcement and the MRFC email mrfc@ghs.guam.gov or call 475-0400/1.

For more information, contact GHS/OCD Acting Public Information Officer, Jaimie H. Cruz at (671) 475-9600 or via email at jaimie.cruz@ghs.guam.gov.

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Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

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Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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