America 1919

The "Atlantic City Post" was the first newspaper in the United States to report on the situation in Portugal.

However, at the beginning, the American public did not pay much attention to this matter, merely using Portugal’s fake currency scandal as a topic to mock Portugal’s financial chaos.

"Look, a small country is still a small country, they even let people forge checks, and even managed to produce real fake currency!"

This was the general sentiment among the American public.

In fact, during this era, the United States was not lacking in cases of forged checks, but these were not significant enough to make a stir. Plus, with media guidance, the American public always believed their check system was secure.

It wasn’t until the sixties, with the appearance of the great American con artist Frank Abagnale, that Americans realized their check system was quite vulnerable.

Later, Hollywood brought Frank Abagnale’s story to the big screen, directed by the famous director Spielberg, with Leonardo DiCaprio, still a fresh face, and the seasoned Tom Hanks starring in "Catch Me If You Can!"

Alves Reis was quickly exposed in Lisbon. At this time, the Portuguese people realized that a hundred million Escudos, which could be considered real currency, had actually appeared on the market. Pushed by some force, the anger of the Portuguese people began to erupt as they started to besiege the Bank of Portugal and the Portuguese government in Lisbon.

At this point, the "Atlantic City Post" began to focus its reporting on the domestic situation in Portugal!