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Man Claims ATM Dispensed Two Counterfeit Bills, Bank Responds: Not Fake, Demagnetized
A man in Liaoning Province reported withdrawing two 100-yuan banknotes from an ATM that he suspected were counterfeit after failing to deposit them. The ATM flagged the bills as problematic. Bank employees also couldn’t deposit the bills. However, the bank clarified that the banknotes were not counterfeit but demagnetized. ATMs are sensitive to demagnetized currency, which the bank replaced for the customer. Demagnetized currency remains legal tender.