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Girl Scouts given fake $100 bill

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Contributed by: Westminster Police Department on 2/18/2008

On February 15th a couple in their twenties used a Girl Scout troop selling cookies as their means to get real money in exchange for their fake hundred dollar bill.

Girls selling cookies at the King Soopers at 100th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard later learned that a hundred dollar bill they accepted was a counterfeit when they tried to deposit the money at their bank. The troop told Westminster Police they were reluctant to report this and wanted to keep the counterfeit bill to show other Girl Scout troops. Westminster Police want to warn other groups they too may become targets from these selfish criminals.

Criminals today act without guilt and they don't seem to have any morals or ethics.

If we look for something good out of this we find an anonymous citizen that called and asked to donate one hundred dollars to the Girl Scout group. Additionally, we can use this unfortunate incident to learn how to prevent this from happening again.

Below are some things that can be done to prevent falling victim to counterfeit sales:

· Don't accept bills larger the $20.00
· Use an identification pen to mark the bill and confirm it is U.S. Currency (If it has a mark like it has been checked, check it again, criminals will add a fake mark so you don't check it)
· Check the dimensions of the bill against another bill known to be verified (often counterfeit bills are either larger or smaller then actual U.S. Currency)
· Check to be sure the print is aligned properly on the bill, counterfeit bills are often mis-aligned
· Look for the security thread (new $5 and larger bills have this)
· Look at the detail of the bold bill number 5, 10, 20 The edges should be very sharp and precise (Most printers won't match the detail quality of U.S. Currency)
· If in doubt, ask them for a different bill or another method of payment

More information can be found at: www.moneyfactory.com/newmoney

If you have any questions or information regarding this incident please contact Investigator T. Materasso at the Westminster Police Department. 303-430-2400 ext. 4427

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