BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — Battle Creek police are warning businesses about a new spin on the old crime of counterfeit bills.
Officers believe the bogus bills being passed off at businesses throughout Calhoun County are really $10 bills that have been bleached and reprinted as $100 bills. Because the counterfeit money is printed on $10 bills, it passes the security marker test.
Detectives are urging business employees to look for other hallmarks of a counterfeit bill and not rely on the security marker alone.
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