Ithaca Police Warn Businesses Counterfeit Bills Are Circulating - The Ithaca Voice

Counterfeit bills circulating in Sleepy Eye

Three $20 counterfeit bills have been confiscated in Sleepy Eye by the Sleepy Eye Police Department during the month of July. Two bills were circulated at Freedom Gas, which notified the department, while the other was turned in to the police by an individual who received it as change.

Ithaca police warn businesses counterfeit bills are circulating - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca Police Department is advising local businesses to carefully inspect cash after multiple reports of counterfeit bills . The fake bills may pass a standard counterfeit-detection pen test, but often share the same serial number, according to a Monday news release from law enforcement. Police are advising retailers to check for duplicate serial numbers, watermarks, security features and unusual printing quality or texture. …

Ithaca Police Warn Businesses About Counterfeit Bills

The Ithaca Police Department is investigating multiple reports of counterfeit U.S. currency being passed at local retail businesses and is urging merchants to carefully inspect cash before accepting it. Police say the counterfeit bills may successfully pass a standard counterfeit-detection pen test. However, investigators have found that many of the fake bills reported share the […]