Woman arrested after fake money exchange

SVENDBORG , Denmark, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A Danish bank said a woman who successfully traded Swedish Monopoly money for real Danish bills was caught when she tried to repeat the exchange.

The Nordea bank branch in Svendborg said the 61-year-old woman first visited the bank Thursday and traded two 2,000 kroner notes from the Swedish version of the popular Parker Brothers game for 1,400 Danish kroner, which equals about $240, The Local reported Monday.

Branch manager Ulrik Feveile Nielsen said the woman returned to the bank the following day to exchange an additional 8,000 Monopoly kroner. He said staff noticed the attempted fraud and immediately contacted police.

The woman told police at the time of her arrest that she was being forced to make the exchanges by a someone else.