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Watch out for bogus bills: This Virginia restaurant owner wants others to be on the lookout for counterfeit money

They’re not actors. They’re crooks.

The fake $20 bills that were caught circulating at Paradise Ocean Club the last weekend of June were far from legal tender. The bills were actually movie prop money.

Baxter Simmons, owner of the Hampton club at Fort Monroe, said the counterfeit money quickly raised a red flag.

“If you ever watch a movie ― and let’s say a Brinks truck blows up and dollar bills go flying in the air — they actually print bills that look like regular bills,” Simmons said.

Although the paper has a slightly different feel than legitimate currency, the telltale words “copy money” are a dead giveaway to the bogus dinero.

Just like most anything else these days, stacks of the “money” are available to buy on Amazon. Advertised as play money and a way to prank family and friends, the bills are no way meant to be used as payment for goods or services.

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2 thoughts on “Watch out for bogus bills: This Virginia restaurant owner wants others to be on the lookout for counterfeit money”

  1. I heard St. George’s image would now be engraved/printed on all counterfeit $20s to honor his sacrifice. If his mug ain’t smiling at you, you may have a phony counterfeit $20. Be careful out there; only accept genuine St. George counterfeit bills! /sarc

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