Warning issued about phony $100 bills

Mon, 02/09/2009 - 8:10pm
By: John Munford

The Peachtree City Police Department is warning local businesses and residents of counterfeit $100 bills that have been passed in Fayette County recently.

These bills can not be detected by the common “marker” test used by many businesses, police said. Residents are urged to check any money carefully before accepting it, police said.

One way to detect counterfeit bills is to hold them up to the light. That should reveal a security strip embedded in the bill that features microprinting of the letters USA, the denomination of the bill and a flag, according to the federal reserve bank.

Also visible when the bill is held up to the light is a watermark depicting the same historical person featured in the front portrait on the bill.

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Submitted by Shoebox on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 12:59pm.

Who walks around with hundred dollar bills in their pockets THESE DAYS??? Not me, that's for sure!


Submitted by SuZeeQue on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 7:16am.

The bills are "washed" $5 bills then reprinted as $100. This was reported in the news last fall.

Submitted by mysteryman on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:17pm.

Obama and the Broughams are just gonna start printing millions of C-NOTES to stimulate the economy, so what if a few locals got in on the action first...PEACE

Submitted by ohmygosh on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 8:34pm.

So what exactly made these bills different? It's so nice to know how the bumbling bubble brigade is making sure we know exactly what to look for, but doesn't tell us exactly what NOT to look for

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