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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Sand Pit (https://britishexpats.com/forum/sand-pit-116/)
-   -   Fake Money (https://britishexpats.com/forum/sand-pit-116/fake-money-904126/)

Dubaiexile Oct 4th 2017 9:58 am
Fake Money
 
Anyone read this story??

I cannot figure out why they have not arrested them for co-habiting as well, as they are not married??

Brit facing a year in Dubai prison for carrying a fake £20 | Daily Mail Online

mission Oct 4th 2017 10:11 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Originally Posted by Dubaiexile (Post 12353302)
Anyone read this story??

I cannot figure out why they have not arrested them for co-habiting as well, as they are not married??

Brit facing a year in Dubai prison for carrying a fake £20 | Daily Mail Online
they are married

DXBtoDOH Oct 4th 2017 10:19 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Now that it's in the DM he'll be out in a few days.

Dubai PLC is very keen to avoid stories like this. It's obviously a cock-up of major proportions.

mission Oct 4th 2017 10:21 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH (Post 12353319)
Now that it's in the DM he'll be out in a few days.

Dubai PLC is very keen to avoid stories like this. It's obviously a cock-up of major proportions.
what's PLC?

DXBtoDOH Oct 4th 2017 10:22 am
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Originally Posted by mission (Post 12353321)
what's PLC?
Aren't you the finance lady?

Dubaiexile Oct 4th 2017 10:25 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Originally Posted by mission (Post 12353313)
they are married
No they are not, she is referred to as his partner, not wife, and they have different surnames!!

mikelincs Oct 4th 2017 10:27 am
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Originally Posted by Dubaiexile (Post 12353329)
No they are not, she is referred to as his partner, not wife, and they have different surnames!!
That means nothing these days, wives are legally allowed to keep their maiden names and always have been, it's just convention that says different.

mission Oct 4th 2017 10:28 am
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Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH (Post 12353324)
Aren't you the finance lady?
err yes...but what's that gotta do with an acronym?:confused:

IKnowNothing Oct 4th 2017 10:29 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Maybe it was scottish currency that is not valid here?

Seems to be an epic cock-up though, it all happened a year back and he was arrested when he re-entered the country last month?

Epic cock-up somewhere along the line.

PLC=Public Limited Company, or, in this case Dubai as a corporate entity, also known as Dubai Inc.

mission Oct 4th 2017 10:30 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Originally Posted by IKnowNothing (Post 12353334)
Maybe it was scottish currency that is not valid here?

Seems to be an epic cock-up though, it all happened a year back and he was arrested when he re-entered the country last month?

Epic cock-up somewhere along the line.

PLC=Public Limited Company, or, in this case Dubai as a corporate entity, also known as Dubai Inc.
Thanks yaar.

scrubbedexpat141 Oct 4th 2017 10:31 am
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I love the comments section. Fabulous reading.

mikelincs Oct 4th 2017 10:31 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Originally Posted by IKnowNothing (Post 12353334)
Maybe it was scottish currency that is not valid here?

Seems to be an epic cock-up though, it all happened a year back and he was arrested when he re-entered the country last month?

Epic cock-up somewhere along the line.

PLC=Public Limited Company, or, in this case Dubai as a corporate entity, also known as Dubai Inc.
That's a strong possibility, there are some places in England that are reluctant to accept Scottish currency, getting better now but at one time it was a real PITA, go on holiday to Scotland, either ensure you spent the Scottish notes before returning or you had to take them into a bank.

IKnowNothing Oct 4th 2017 10:36 am
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Just for the sake of accuracy, he'll be detained (or was) in RAK, not Dubai, but the Dubai bashing fail will always treat Dubai as a Country.

DXBtoDOH Oct 4th 2017 10:42 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 12353338)
That's a strong possibility, there are some places in England that are reluctant to accept Scottish currency, getting better now but at one time it was a real PITA, go on holiday to Scotland, either ensure you spent the Scottish notes before returning or you had to take them into a bank.
Had that issue in the past. Flew from Scotland to Prague and tried to convert Scottish pounds into the local currency and no need telling what happened (Mission - just in case you were wondering, nothing). Even had trouble in London.

Dubaiexile Oct 4th 2017 10:43 am
Re: Fake Money
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 12353337)
I love the comments section. Fabulous reading.
Actually better that the story!


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