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Florida police warn of movie prop money being passed as real

By Ben Hooper
Police in Key West, Fla., are warning businesses and consumers to be on the lookout for movie prop money being passed as real cash. Photo by the Key West Police Department/Facebook
1 of 2 | Police in Key West, Fla., are warning businesses and consumers to be on the lookout for movie prop money being passed as real cash. Photo by the Key West Police Department/Facebook

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June 8 (UPI) -- Police in Florida are warning residents and tourists to be on the lookout for movie prop money being passed off for the real thing.

The Key West Police Department posted photos to Twitter and Facebook showing examples of the false $20 and $100 bills that have recently been seized in the city.

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The bills appear real from a distance, but up close contain a number of tell-tale signs of their falsehood, including the word "Bollars" in the place of "Dollars" and the words, "For Motion Picture Use Only" in place of "United States of America."

"Key West Police Detectives have had a few reports of these false bills in circulation. BE CAREFUL! They are not considered counterfeit because they state they are not real," the department said in a Facebook post.

"If you try to pass one of these bills, you can be subject to arrest under state law for uttering a fake bill," the post said.

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