U.S Urges Nigerians To Examine New $100 Note In Every Transaction

[Shola Sholaz]

The Acting U.S. Consul-General in Lagos, Mrs Dehab Ghebreab, on Thursday urged Nigerians to always examine the newly introduced $100 note in any transaction.
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Ghebreab spoke with journalists at the Launch of the new note at the office of the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos.
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She said that such an examination would enable them to differentiate the "new authentic $100 note" from the old notes, as well as counterfeited ones.
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The U.S envoy said that it was imperative for Nigerians to be on their guard, especially now that they were making Christmas and New Year transactions.
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"As we all know, the U.S Federal Reserve Board in October this year came up with a redesigned $100m note that incorporates new security features.
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"As the new note transitions into daily transactions, Nigerian businesses and general public should watch out for its security features.
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"The new security features will deter counterfeiters and help businesses and consumers tell whether a note is genuine,'' she said.
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According to her, the new note has a blue 3-D security ribbon with bell images and 100s, as well as a colour-changing bell in an inkwell.
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Ghebreab said that the U.S government was embarking on a "global public education" programme on the newly introduced and redesigned $100 note.
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The acting consul-general said that the U.S. government had also come up with a system of retrieving the old $100 notes globally.
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"Consumers worldwide are advised that it is not necessary to trade in older-design $100 notes for new ones,'' she said.
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Ghebreab urged the public to swiftly report suspected cases of dealings in counterfeited notes to the Nigerian Police.(NAN)

[Folami David]

This is a good one. Nigerians have to aware of such things so as not to fall for those that engage in monetary crimes.