ROME -- An Italian official scoffed at attempts to produce fake euro notes, but a raid this week near Rome and a forger's published warning suggest that crooks could have the last laugh. "Until now ...

In Bulgaria's region of Montana, authorities reported another case involving counterfeit euros after a man attempted to pay his water bill with a fake 100-euro note. The incident occurred in the ...

In a separate incident in the Veliko Tarnovo region, young people attempted to use counterfeit Euro banknotes purchased through an online ad that advertised fake euros, US dollars, and Turkish lira.

Over 21,000 fake euro bills have turned up in European Union member states in the first six months since the cash launch on January 1, the European police organisation, Europol, said today. 'The ...