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The Italian National Central Office
Organization and structure
Speaker Cap GIAN LUIGI NANNI
International Police Cooperation Service
Director of Section
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Tripoli 25-27 May 2010
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel
Established by decree of the Ministry of Interior
on July 1930 and located at the National Criminal
Office for International Police Activity ndash Interpol
The location inside the National Criminal Office ndash
Interpol facilitate direct connections with the
foreign National Offices according to statement
of art13 of Geneva convention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italy gave full execution to the 1929 Geneva
Convention by Royal Decree nr1518 dated
20 June 1935
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Located inside the International Co-operationPolice Service ndash III Division
Terminal point for all the informationconcerning counterfeiting currency
It is composed by representatives of the threemain Italian Police Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
State Police
Located in all the main Cities
Judicial Police with general competences
Carabinieri
Located in all the main cities and in any village
across the nation
Judicial Police with general competences
Also Military Police competences
Guardia di Finanza
Located in all the main Cities
Particular competences for Financial Crimes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1^ Division
General Affairs
2^ Division
Interpol
National Central Office
3^ Division
Interpol
4^ Division
ENU
5^ Division
SIRENE
International Co-operation Police Service
Criminal Police Directorate
Public Security Department
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
INTERPOL EUROPOL SIRENE
Deeper interaction
between circuits and
bodies
Co-operation increase and more
effective fighting strategies
INTERNATIONAL POLICE CO-OPERATION SERVICE
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Established by decree of the Ministry of Interior
on July 1930 and located at the National Criminal
Office for International Police Activity ndash Interpol
The location inside the National Criminal Office ndash
Interpol facilitate direct connections with the
foreign National Offices according to statement
of art13 of Geneva convention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italy gave full execution to the 1929 Geneva
Convention by Royal Decree nr1518 dated
20 June 1935
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Located inside the International Co-operationPolice Service ndash III Division
Terminal point for all the informationconcerning counterfeiting currency
It is composed by representatives of the threemain Italian Police Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
State Police
Located in all the main Cities
Judicial Police with general competences
Carabinieri
Located in all the main cities and in any village
across the nation
Judicial Police with general competences
Also Military Police competences
Guardia di Finanza
Located in all the main Cities
Particular competences for Financial Crimes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1^ Division
General Affairs
2^ Division
Interpol
National Central Office
3^ Division
Interpol
4^ Division
ENU
5^ Division
SIRENE
International Co-operation Police Service
Criminal Police Directorate
Public Security Department
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
INTERPOL EUROPOL SIRENE
Deeper interaction
between circuits and
bodies
Co-operation increase and more
effective fighting strategies
INTERNATIONAL POLICE CO-OPERATION SERVICE
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italy gave full execution to the 1929 Geneva
Convention by Royal Decree nr1518 dated
20 June 1935
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Located inside the International Co-operationPolice Service ndash III Division
Terminal point for all the informationconcerning counterfeiting currency
It is composed by representatives of the threemain Italian Police Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
State Police
Located in all the main Cities
Judicial Police with general competences
Carabinieri
Located in all the main cities and in any village
across the nation
Judicial Police with general competences
Also Military Police competences
Guardia di Finanza
Located in all the main Cities
Particular competences for Financial Crimes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1^ Division
General Affairs
2^ Division
Interpol
National Central Office
3^ Division
Interpol
4^ Division
ENU
5^ Division
SIRENE
International Co-operation Police Service
Criminal Police Directorate
Public Security Department
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
INTERPOL EUROPOL SIRENE
Deeper interaction
between circuits and
bodies
Co-operation increase and more
effective fighting strategies
INTERNATIONAL POLICE CO-OPERATION SERVICE
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Located inside the International Co-operationPolice Service ndash III Division
Terminal point for all the informationconcerning counterfeiting currency
It is composed by representatives of the threemain Italian Police Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
State Police
Located in all the main Cities
Judicial Police with general competences
Carabinieri
Located in all the main cities and in any village
across the nation
Judicial Police with general competences
Also Military Police competences
Guardia di Finanza
Located in all the main Cities
Particular competences for Financial Crimes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1^ Division
General Affairs
2^ Division
Interpol
National Central Office
3^ Division
Interpol
4^ Division
ENU
5^ Division
SIRENE
International Co-operation Police Service
Criminal Police Directorate
Public Security Department
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
INTERPOL EUROPOL SIRENE
Deeper interaction
between circuits and
bodies
Co-operation increase and more
effective fighting strategies
INTERNATIONAL POLICE CO-OPERATION SERVICE
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
State Police
Located in all the main Cities
Judicial Police with general competences
Carabinieri
Located in all the main cities and in any village
across the nation
Judicial Police with general competences
Also Military Police competences
Guardia di Finanza
Located in all the main Cities
Particular competences for Financial Crimes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1^ Division
General Affairs
2^ Division
Interpol
National Central Office
3^ Division
Interpol
4^ Division
ENU
5^ Division
SIRENE
International Co-operation Police Service
Criminal Police Directorate
Public Security Department
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
INTERPOL EUROPOL SIRENE
Deeper interaction
between circuits and
bodies
Co-operation increase and more
effective fighting strategies
INTERNATIONAL POLICE CO-OPERATION SERVICE
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1^ Division
General Affairs
2^ Division
Interpol
National Central Office
3^ Division
Interpol
4^ Division
ENU
5^ Division
SIRENE
International Co-operation Police Service
Criminal Police Directorate
Public Security Department
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
INTERPOL EUROPOL SIRENE
Deeper interaction
between circuits and
bodies
Co-operation increase and more
effective fighting strategies
INTERNATIONAL POLICE CO-OPERATION SERVICE
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
INTERPOL EUROPOL SIRENE
Deeper interaction
between circuits and
bodies
Co-operation increase and more
effective fighting strategies
INTERNATIONAL POLICE CO-OPERATION SERVICE
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
(The countries joining the
Euro sytem must institute the NCO)
National Central Office for the suppression of currency counterfeiting
(ex art12 of Geneva Convention)
Is a key point in prevent
and combat
euro counterfeiting
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative
activities
Exams under the technical aspect of banknotes
and coins suspected to be counterfeit
Tasks
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activity
Circulation of investigation knowledge
Individualize connection between
different kind of counterfeit notes
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Improvement of the flows and
circularity of information
- All the cases related to currency counterfeiting must be
reported to the National Central Office by using a form
containing all technical and personal data
- Information are also forwarded to Europol OIPC
Interpol countries involved in the case and national Police
Forces
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
NCO
FOREIGN
NCOrsquoS
OIPC
INTERPOL
STATE POLICEGUARDIA DI
FINANZA
CARABINIERI
Analysis and co-ordination of investigative activities
EUROPOL
National Europol
Unit
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Police Forces
National Central OfficeMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Systematically crossed searches on databases
- Technical Data Bases
- CMS
- ECWS
- USSS
- Personal Data Bases
- archive
- forgery of money data base
- SDI
- EIS
- OIPC Data Base Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
FORM FN
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Form
FN
All the Police Offices must send the Form to the
National Central Office after receiving information on a
currency counterfeiting crime
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database
Loaded with national and international data
Powerful instrument for fighting the crime
Loaded with personal and technical data
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Database UCNFM
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Directly ndash National Police Forces Database
Directly ndash CMS and ECWS (technical data) of European
Central Bank
Via the National Europol Unit ndash EIS (technical and
personal data) of Europol
Directly - US dollars web-site
Directly ndash with the Database of OIPC Interpol
Beside its own database the National Central Office
has connections with the following Databases
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Web site of the Police Forces Co-ordination Department
httpcoordinamentomininternoit
Suspect counterfeit note
Check if already recorded
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
The National Central Office carry out examination
of all Foreign banknotes and coins ndash except for the
Euro
Known counterfeit = provide the indicative
Unknown counterfeit = send the banknote to Lyon SG
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Technical exam of foreign currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Verify the presence of security features and printing methods
Microprinting
Security thred
Security fibersWatermark
Optical variable ink
See trough print
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
When deeper exams are required
specially for paper and inks
Forensic Service labs
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
RAGGRUPPAMENTO
CARABINIERI
INVESTIGAZIONI
SCIENTIFICHE
Roma
Parma
Messina
3 Units and30 Laboratories
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
GABINETTI REGIONALI
POLIZIA SCIENTIFICA
14 Regional Laboratories
1 laboratory for each province
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Agreements with
State of Vatican City
Republic of San Marino
bull to check foreign banknotes suspected to be counterfeited
bull to collect technical and personal information on the cases
of counterfeiting money (both euro and foreign notescoins)
discovered
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
At national level
At international level
for national police forces
for police forces of EU
countries (in partnership with
France and Spain) of the
Balkan area of the
Mediterranen Sea and of the
Northern Africa
In 2008 26 countries
included Republic of
San Marino and State
of Vatican City
(within the Pericles Programme)
Training activity
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
may carry out direct investigation or by Judicial Authority mandate
give technical support to the local Police Services
carry out examination on banknotes and his personnel is called to testify before the court
Co-operation with Judicial Authority
The National Central Office is a Police Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
After a particular counterfeit note is discovered
Warning messages to the Police Forces ndash via General
Headquarters
Warning messages to the financial institutions ndash via
the Banking Association
Alerts to Police Forces and Financial Institutions
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Before 2002 illegal production regarded only
foreign currencies (on 1999 a clandestine mint
for the production of English pounds was
dismantled by Carabinieri in the north of Italy)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
1999 - 2001 1 clandestine mint
2002 - 2009 8 clandestine mints(on a total of 15 dismantled in Europe)
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
France
Spain
Italy
other EC
Percentage of counterfeit in european countries
3847
18751866
2412
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
- It allows the production of huge quantities
- It needs of different structures for the production
and dispatching
Illicit production in Italy is in majority an industrial production both for banknotes and coins
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Off ndashset production
- Italy has an opposite tendency respect the rest of Europe
where digital technique is mostly used
- allows the production on an industrial level
- the distribution outside the national borders
- need of a structure for the distribution
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Discovery of clandestine printing-shop in Italy
Date Place (Province) Police Force Denomination
24042004 Parete (Caserta) Carabinieri 50 Euro
27042004 Baveno (Varese) Carabinieri 50 Euro
10112004 Montecompatri
(Roma)
Carabinieri 50 Euro
12022006 Castelvolturno
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
30052006 Marano (Naacutepoles) Guardia di Finanza 20 euro and 50
euro
09022007 Carinola (Caserta) Carabinieri
25102007 Lusciano (Caserta) Guardia di Finanza 20 Euro
07052008 Melissano Carabinieri 50 euro
03062008 Pomezia(Roma)
Riva del Chieri (Torino)
Guardia di Finanza 100 and 50 us
dollars
21012009 Giugliano in Campania
(Napoli)
Guardia di Finanza 1000 Algerian
dinars
27072009 Gricignano drsquoAversa
(Caserta)
Guardia di Finanza 50 euro
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
PareteCastelvolturno
MaranoCarinola
Lusciano
Montecompatri
Pomezia
TorinoBaveno
Melissano
Giugliano in Campania
Gricignano drsquoAversa
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Italian criminal organizations
control the territory
It is hard for foreign criminal organization to
conduct their illicit activities in Italy
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
New tendency of forgers
To improve the quality of production through
bullThe output of banknotes
bullThe use of sophisticated machines for printing
bullRetrival of authentic note
bullOptimization of the production process
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing premises The premises for the production
of the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The cotton bags
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The maceration of cotton The mixture of cotton fibers
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The device used to produce the watermarked paper
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The security threads
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The paper with watermark and security thread
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The filmsMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
The printing platesMinistry of Economy and Finance ndash Italy
Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles ProgrammeTripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Forgery of money is a global phenomenon
Itrsquos a mistake thinking to only safeguard
the own national currency
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Currency Counterfeiting increasing of threat
-Improve the training
-Intensify the investigations
- Needing to cooperate on an international level
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Phone number +39 06 465426 39-40-42-49
Fax number +39 06 46542244
E-mail ucifmromedcpcinterno it
Office address
Via Torre di Mezzavia 9121
00173 Roma
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
Thank you for your attention
Ministry of Economy and Finance ndash ItalyCentral Means of Payment Antifraud Office ndash Pericles Programme
Tripoli (Libya) 25-27 May 2010
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