Counterfeit detector pens use a starch-iodine reaction to identify fake bills. But could you fool them with chemistry? In today’s episode, we dive into the chemistry of iodine, its color and its clock ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Authorities say there's a lot of counterfeit cash around our region, and the makers of the bogus bills have figured out how to avoid detection. The Secret Service is warning ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Counterfeit detection pens may not provide reliable protection against sophisticated fake currency, according to Federal Reserve warnings. The Federal Reserve cautions that ...

Jan. 14—Pennsylvania State Police are warning area businesses that some counterfeit $100 bills have been circulated in the area that appear to defy rapid detection using the standard counterfeit ...

SALINA, N.Y. -- He's used counterfeit money detector pens and ultraviolet light, but one businessman says the best way to tell if your money is real or not is to look toward the light. Jim Ford Jr., ...

When a woman stepped into a Great Clips salon last year in Tracy, Calif., with her two children in tow, manager Julie Rudnick didn’t suspect a thing. And when Rudnick used a counterfeit-detector pen ...

When Daniel Spaulding returned a prefabricated door to a Lowe’s home improvement store in Burbank, he never imagined he’d get pulled into the burgeoning counterfeit currency trade. But the crisp $100 ...