Thursday, October 12, 2017

Counterfeit $100 bills circulating in Joplin

(From the Joplin Police Department)

We have came across these counterfeit $100 bills almost daily whether it be on car stops or from businesses. We have made numerous arrests and numerous businesses in town have fallen victim. As a department, we have seized more than 50 fake $100 bills with the same serial number in the last couple of weeks.

At a glance, they look real, but there are numerous things wrong. Mostly, they say "For Motion Picture Use Only" in place of other lettering. Counterfeit pens detect these easily and they don't feel like real money. Also, when people have more than one, the serial numbers are usually the same on each one. Don't be a victim!

There are several variations of these bills currently in circulation just in our area.

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