<img title="Actress Megha Chakraborty" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/oct/Megha-Chakraborty-a.jpg" alt="Actress Megha Chakraborty" /> Actress Megha Chakraborty
It was a crafty con. Simple in execution and yet, if caught, it can&rsquo;t help but put a smile on the face of its &lsquo;victim&rsquo;. And the master prankster? An autorickshaw driver who duped a Malad-based actress, Megha Chakraborty, early on Monday while giving her the change for her ride home.
<img title="The fake note that Megha ended up with. Spot the differences!" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/oct/Note.jpg" alt="The fake note that Megha ended up with. Spot the differences!" /> The fake note that Megha ended up with. Spot the differences!
Chakraborty, who originally hails from Kolkata, but has been living in Mumbai for the past two years, said, &ldquo;Last night, I was coming back at around 1 am in a rickshaw,&rdquo; said Chakraborty. Her fare was Rs 100. &ldquo;I gave him a Rs 500-note, and in return, he gave me four Rs 100 notes.&rdquo;
Realisation dawns &ldquo;Next morning, I went out to buy some things, and brought out two R100 notes to pay. That&rsquo;s when I noticed they both were different,&rdquo; she said. Although at first glance, the note looks like any other, on second glance, the irregularities jump out and glare.
What&rsquo;s the difference? For starters, the part that declares the note belongs to the &ldquo;Reserve Bank of India&rdquo; reads as &ldquo;Children Bank of India.&rdquo; Secondly, in the bottom, the note claims to be a &ldquo;One Hundred Coupon&rdquo;. Also, remember how an authentic notes reads: &ldquo;I promise to pay the bearer a sum of hundred rupees&rdquo;? Well this kid&rsquo;s currency note clearly announces its intent: &ldquo;I promise to play with the coupon hundred&rdquo;. Best of all, it is signed by Santa Claus!
&ldquo;After it happened, I put it up on social media, and it just went viral,&rdquo; said Chakraborty.
Now whether a genuine con or if the rickshaw driver himself was duped earlier, it definitely is a fake currency case for the keeps.

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