Deputy Finance Minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah today offered to change an MP's counterfeit RM50 note with a real one.<br /><br />Bank Negara's guidelines, however, state that fake notes can't be exchanged for real ones. Knowingly trading fake notes is also an offence under the Penal Code.<br /><br />Shahar's offer came after Jalaluddin Alias (BN-Jelebu) [above, left] complained during question time that he had received a fake RM50 note at a night market and said this was proof of the widespread circulation of counterfeit money.
