The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 4, January 28, 2007, Article 21

COUNTERFEIT NOTES FALL FROM SKY NEAR JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

According to a report published January 24, a large cache of
counterfeit banknotes blowing in the wind stopped traffic and caused
quite a ruckus for nearly an hour near Johannesburg, South Africa.
The source of the fake rands was not discovered.

"Motorists in rush-hour traffic on the N3 near Germiston on Wednesday
could hardly believe their eyes when a shower of "R100 notes" rained
from the sky.

"'People thought it was real money. They jumped out of their cars
and stuffed their pockets as quickly as possible,' said Billy Rendall
of Bedfordview.

"Rendall was on his way to work about 08:00 when he nearly crashed
into a lorry in front of him.

"The lorry driver stopped in the middle of the highway, jumped out,
and went hunting for money.

"Other people drove slowly in their bakkies and tried to grab as many
R100 notes as possible."

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