CASE # 0004.

Dear Sir
I would be grateful if you will kindly add the following list of banknotes onto your ' Stolen List'.
These banknotes are only an example few, of the many notes which were in the filled stolen album:

1: P.51d Banque DeL'Indochine, French Indo-China, issued 1936/39. 100
Piastres Unc. valued at :120.0. Large size note serial numbers 04644211.
with U.186 in top right and bottom left corners, with 211 in opposite
corners.
2: P.42b Banque De L'Indochine, New Caladonia, French Indo-China, 100
Francs 1937 to 1960 series, 'Noumea', A/ Unc. valued at :110.0. centre
serial 05015015, other digits at corners are 015 and Q.201.
3: P.41a East African Currency Board, five shillings, 1961/ 1963 series,
Queen Elizabeth II portrait to left, A/ Unc. serial W2200753. value
65.0.+.
4: P45 East African Currency Board, five shillings, 1964. Unc. serial
J373488 value 80.0.+.
5: P.42a East African Currency Board, ten shillings, A/ Unc. 1961 serial
H1781969, Portrait Queen Elizabeth II at top left, value 200.0.
6: P.27 East African Currency Board, 1-1-1943. One Shilling, profile
Kg.George VI to bottom left, F/ Vf. serial A over 3. 85295. value 15.0.+.
7: P.30b East African Currency Board 1-1-1949. twenty shillings, Vf.
profile Kg.George VI to top left corner, serial R over 8. 74168, value
50.0.
8:P.29a East African Currency Board 1-7-1941. Vf+. ten shillings, profile
Kg.George VI at lower left corner, serial H over 3. 04550. value 40.0.
9: P.20a Rhodesia and Nyasaland A/ Unc. 13-05-1957 ten shillings, serial W
over 9.527110, portrait Queen Elizabeth II to right, value 200.0.
10: P.20a, same as above but serial W over 12.837053. value 200.0.
11: P.21a ' Pair' Rhodesia and Nyasaland, A/ Unc. 01-08-1958, Quenn
Elizabeth II portrait to right, serials X over 26.724751 and X over
26.724752, value for both 600.0.
12: P.33b Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 03-12-1975 Ten Dollars, Unc. serial J
over 37.893229. value 35.0.+.
13: P32b Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 01-03-1976 Five Dollars Unc.serial M
over 14.643605 value 30.0.+.
14: P.31b Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 05-08-1977 Two Dollars Unc. serial K
over 142.236640 value 20.0.+.
15: P.32c Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 15-05-1979 Five Dollars Unc. serial M
over 23.002186 value 30.0.+.
16: P.31b Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 20-01-1975 Two Dollars Unc. serial K
over 94.027081 value 15.0.+.
17: P.33b Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 19-11-1975 Ten Dollars Unc. serial J
over 37.401894 value 35.0.+.
18: P.R1 Morocco State Bank of The Riff 10-10-1923 One Riffan Unc. ' 4
pieces' all four notes Unc., red colouring value of all 4 notes 440.0.(
serials unrecorded)
19: P.R2 Morocco State Bank of The Riff 10-10-1923 Five Riffans Unc. ' 4
pieces' all four notes Unc., pale yellow colouring value of all 4 notes
600.0.( serials unrecorded)
20: P.12 Banque De L'Algerie ( Tunisia ) 01-05-1945 Unc. 50 Francs
overprinted vertically word ' Tunisie' to right edge, a colourful note man
and veiled woman standing under tree, to right side, serial U.2017 and 921.
value 80.0.
21: P.8b Banque De L'Algerie ( Tunisia ) B.01-08-1940.B. A/Unc. serial
H.4728, with number 366, portrait girl to right, value 30.0.

This list gives basic details of only 21 of the stolen notes, the whole
album probably contains about 150 notes, these have only recently been
stolen, in my home town district, therefore it is likely that this album
will be still in the possession of the thieves somewhere in Derbyshire or
the North East of the U.K. I am very appriciative of this web-page service,
Int. Bank Note Society member 7572,
Yours sincerely,
Mike Breslin
( Direct Fax.U.K.+44-1246-540968 )

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CASE # 0005.
The following banknotes were stolen from the package while shipped to me from Sweden
by UGRAMU ISLAND Auction (June 2001):

1. 10 pieces of Iceland (Pick # 47 UNC) - 5000 Kronur 1961.
2. 1 piece of Iceland (Pick # 47 UNC) - 5000 Kronur 1961. IMAGE
3. 10 pieces of Iceland (Pick # 38 UNC) - 10 Kronur 1957.

These notes could be stolen in Sweden, Denmark, Miami(Florida) or in between.
Please contact me immediately if you spot one or all of these serial numbered notes.

ATTENTION: Author of the above post please contact us since we no longer have your contact information.

CASE # 0006. May 21-22, 2005.

Please click here to view inventory of stolen banknotes from the stock of Mark DiSanti, who asked us to post it here.

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CASE # 0007. August 2006

Well known to numismatic community criminal from Israel Mr. Moshe Ben-Hod has with a fake cheque
stolen the following banknotes from a person in Croatia:

ALGERIA:  1000 Francs  8.4.1941  XF  * Unlisted date!     $ 750     serial #  2063240
ALGERIA:      20 Francs  12.6.1924  VF/XF  *Unlisted date! $ 100  serial # 215 02540
REUNION:        5 Francs  L1901 (1912-1944) XF++ / P14  $ 200    serial # 234  - 432
MADAGASCAR:  20 Francs ND(1937-47)  XF+   /P37   $135        seriel # E 422 - 0, 063
MADAGASCAR:  10 Francs ND(1937-47)  XF+      $55                  serial #  Q 1780 - 0,192
FRENCH W.AFRICA: 5000 Francs 22.12.1950  AU / P43 $650    serial # Q 285 -400 /  007115400
EAST AFRICA:   5 Shillings 1.9.1943    VF +    $80                          serial # 74136
CONFEDERATE STATES:   20 Dollars 6.4.1863  VF  $60
MONTENEGRO:     2 Perper 1.10.1912  VG / F   *No holes!  $30  serial #169386
MONTENEGRO:   10 Perper  1.6.1917  UNC-   PM151   $70        serial # 226,213
MONTENEGRO:   10 Perper ND(1916)  VF *hst.NIKSIC  $25       serial # T2-863
ITALY:                   500 Lire    23.3.1942  VF      $155                        serial # I 215 - 1837
FRENCH WEST AFRICA: 5 Francs 2.3.1943  aUNC  $65            serial # 344990016
SWITZERLAND:     5 Francs 28.3.1952   -UNC     $55                   serial # 002945

Victim of this crime wrote: "I have the images of most of the notes and will provide upon request to any authorised party."

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CASE # 0008. Swindler Case # 0018. The following US currency collectible banknote was delivered on April 15, 2009 to the following person and address:

HUMBERTO PACHECO, 5607 La Mirada Ave. # 303, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

November 2009: Juan Humberto Pacheco Guzman now lives at: 4520 Santa Rosalia Drive # 11, Los Angeles, CA 90008.

It was obtained by him in a fraudulent way with a friend's or a stolen credit card. Telephone number listed in the order 323-309-3866
belongs to GUZMAN PACHECO (voicemail answers as "Humberto"), yet when I called them they denied that anyone with surname
PACHECO is known to them. JUAN HUMBERTO PACHECO (in the photo, the website is now taken off the air) seems to be from Lima,
Peru and resides in USA. Apparently the recipient (Humberto Pacheco, who signed the UPS shipment as well) either used a card
of his friend, relative or a stolen card data was used by him to purchase the banknote. The owner of the credit card (who we thought
was Juan Humberto Pacheco's friend Salomon Alvarez from Santa Ana, CA 92707, sending him a gift) has submitted a payment
reversal (chargeback). Juan Humberto Pacheco Guzman's email address: hpgpacheco@hotmail.com .

Stolen banknote: $10 Dollars issued by Citizens National Bank of Lebanon Kentucky in 1909 in VF-XF condition.
Serial # A258456H / S 3988. Other number: 10834. Please inform me if you come across this banknote or know who owns it.

Actual Photo of the Bill

"Order" was placed (user registered and checked the order's status) from the following computer IP addresses:

76.213.159.243
76.213.157.4
75.22.95.145
64.183.31.115

Proof of delivery and H. PACHECO signature image (click to see). Loss $630.

UPS representative "Jasmin" said that HUMBERTO PACHECO came to a UPS location to pick the shipment up and has provided his
government issued ID and signed for it as per above image.

Update: On April 25, 2009 at 11:59 PM to 12:00 AM (midnight) someone from 323-309-3866 (Phone ID displayed "PACHECO GUZMAN")
called my phone number and did not speak. After I called by voice the surname displayed on the phone ID the person hung up the line.

This crime has been reported to FBI at https://complaint.ic3.gov and to US Postal Inspectors: https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov . Also a
police report will be filed with Hollywood, CA police department at Hollywood Community Police Station, 1358 N. Wilcox, Hollywood, CA 90028.
Telephone: 213-972-2971 and with USCIS Homeland Security Immigration Services. We will also report this to H. Pacheco's credit history via
a credit collection agency.

Please inform me if you come across this banknote.

CASE # 0009. Registered envelope # RK651738471FR originating from 95800 Cergy, France, while the sender address being at 92250 La Garenne-Colombes (Paris), France on the 12th November 2022 and headed to an address in Portugal containing 1 (one) Algerian banknote of 100 Francs dated 3-6-1960 (Series E.130 and serial number 3229649) has been received by me empty (contents missing) delivered to me by CTT Portugal with a stamp and a signature of a CTT official and a document with comments that they have received the envelope on the 17th and 22nd of November 2022 violated (cut) and empty with contents missing while the International dispatch from France was made on the 16th of November 2022 it was received in Portugal already the next day (17 Nov. 2022) in violated (cut) condition with contents missing. The following banknote with series E.130 and a serial number 3229649 has been stolen: Algeria 100 Francs dated 3-6-1960 . Police Report was filed as well as a Postal Claim were submitted by the mail recipient in Portugal and are available as a proof of loss to a qualifying requesting party, such as the finder, in case if the finder or obtainer of this banknote will be willing to return it to its rightful owner in France who lost it as well as to compensate the seller's fees and taxes. It is unknown whether the seller and the sender has submitted a postal claim and a police report in France. Anyone finding or purchasing this banknote please return it to us since owning a stolen banknote may be illegal in your jurisdiction.

AUCTION FRAUD ALERT! 12 May 2023: I have just found the same Algerian banknote being sold at the same auction website by the same seller! Take a look at the screenshots below:

https://www.banknotes.com/ctwk_mailfraud1.jpg
https://www.banknotes.com/ctwk_mailfraud2.jpg
https://www.banknotes.com/ctwk_mailfraud3.jpg

Cancelled auction listing: https://www.catawiki.com/en/f/buyer/orders/28597181
The new auction listing (12th of May 2023) using the image of a stolen banknote: https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/62993951-algeria-100-francs-03-juin-1960-pick-121b

Apparently it was okay for the Catawiki expert Mr. Hans Seems (both Catawiki and Hans Seems are IBNS members) to allow this auction use the image of the stolen banknote. This auction has been cancelled after Catawiki were notified.

Seller watch: https://www.catawiki.com/en/u/8352711-user-61ba5f5

CASE # 0010. September/December 2023.

World banknotes mailed on SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 via REGISTERED MAIL # RL073249187PT travelling from Portugal to Moosup, CT 06354, United States have been lost somewhere after leaving the "Outward Office of Exchange, Lisbon". The United States Postal Service was unable to provide a secure service nor any tracking or advice on whereabouts of the shipment and thus the following items (and more) were lost:

Seychelles 100 Rupees 2016 (Serial # BG439793) UNC Pick # 50
Togo 5000 Francs 1997 (Serial # 9736435239) (circulated) VF-XF Pick # 813Te

The rest of the lost/stolen items are listed below:

NOTICE: We have now discontinued sending REGISTERED MAIL to the United States (USA) and only send pseudo-REGISTERED mail (as now we call it) for values €50 and under (with a $40 indemnity) as well as the so-called Fully Insured Parcel (or envelope) at a cost of €45.00 per shipment insured for up to €1000.

CASE # 0011. August/December 2024.

A small collection of Chinese collectable paper notes mailed on 2 AUGUST 2024 via INSURED MAIL # CA002224071PT travelling from Portugal to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been missent by the Portuguese CTT postal service and instead of the UAE they sent it to the USA and on the 18th of August 2024 the shipment went through US Customs (instead of being refused at the border and sent back to the sender). Then the tracking record has become silent for over a month and to my shock and astonishment the shipment has resurfaced in Bogota, Colombia (South America) on the 23rd September 2024 and went through the Colombian Customs (instead of being returned to Portugal at the numerous requests from the CTT (the Portuguese postal service). The tracking record remained silent for over 6 weeks and the last record showed up on the 8th of November 2024 with the record stating "item cleared, importation cancelled". While the original postal receipt is checkmarked that in the case of non-delivery the shipment must be returned to the sender VIA AIR (at the original cost of close to €60) that was not the case and the shipment was being held captive by both US and Colombian Customs and their postal services (USPS and the Colombian Postal Service (4-72)) for many many weeks and months despite the Portuguese CTT being in contact with them and asking them to return the shipment to the sender in Portugal. Thus the United States and the Colombian Postal Service (4-72), the US Customs and the Colombian Customs were unable and unwilling to provide a secure and prompt return service nor any tracking or advice on whereabouts of the shipment ever since the date last seen and recorded (8-NOV-2024) and thus the following items (and more) are now announced lost, lost to the Colombia 4-72 and to the Colombian Customs (unless they will still resurface somewhere, hopefully returned to the sender):

The only collectable note that had its full serial number recorded is this one: China 5 Yuan 1936 (V740743 Z/M) P-213a (lt. circulated) XF. Anyone who now owns this stolen item contact us as as soon as possible.

CASE # 0012. March 2025.

A small quantity (4) of collectable 1M Rial 2013 banknotes (Catalogue # P-154Ba) with serial Nos: 872192/1958xx/xx in UNC condition mailed on the 21st of November 2024 via INSURED MAIL # CA002385860PT travelling from Portugal to the United States of America (USA) and "Processed Through USPS Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) November 29, 2024, 9:20 pm" have been lost or stolen at the U.S.P.S. (United States Postal Service) after on the 30th of November 2024 the shipment went in, through and out of (cleared) US Customs and has not been found by the postal investigation.

CASE # 0013. January–June 2025.

A quantity (100) of paper collectables (Cat # VE-114) in used (~VF) condition mailed in January 2025 via INSURED REGISTERED MAIL # VB000182127PT travelling from Portugal to Spain have been stolen after leaving the "Outward Office of Exchange" of the CTT Lisbon and has not been found by the postal investigation. Thus replacement contents was mailed via INSURED REGISTERED MAIL again in May and has disappeared somewhere in Madrid. Two thefts of insured registered mail in a row in developed countries. Let that sink in. Remark: Just for comparison: Recently had registered uninsured mails delivered to Algeria, Mozambique and Nigeria, without any problems. Let's see what's going on with CORREOS.ES the Spanish Postal Service: Click Here.

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