It s possible to tell if someone has given you counterfeit money by looking at the physical characteristics of the bill such as ink colors and text or by running the bill under a special scanner or lamp designed to detect counterfeit currency.
Used counterfeit money.
A conviction for the offense carries up to 20 years in prison and a fine.
The manager said the two thieves returned the same day around 8 30.
In each instance the suspect allegedly used a counterfeit 20 bill to buy a box of girl scout cookies and was given legitimate currency in change.
The girl scout troops recognized the money as.
Under federal law the use or attempted use of counterfeit currency is illegal if the person has the intent to defraud the recipient.
Observe the passer s description as well as that of any companions and the license plate numbers of any vehicles used.
An estimated 147 million worth of counterfeit money is currently circulating in the us.
Do not return it to the passer.