Barnesville police investigators have issued a warning to local
merchants and citizens to be on the lookout for counterfeit $100
bills in circulation there.
Barnesville Investigator and former Griffin Police Officer, and Barnesville Chief Dickie Carreker described the bills, most or all of which carry the serial number HG00074679B, as very good forgeries.
Barnesville Investigator and former Griffin Police Officer, and Barnesville Chief Dickie Carreker described the bills, most or all of which carry the serial number HG00074679B, as very good forgeries.
"We've had a rash of these showing up at retail outlets. One guy got
paid for a job with six of them. If you mark them with the pen, they
mark okay but when you hold them up to the light you see Abraham
Lincoln's picture in the watermark rather than Benjamin Franklin's,"
Carreker said.
Apparently the bills are $5 denominations that have been altered to
look like 100s. So far they have been found at the Hot Shot, Family
Dollar and Giant Mart in Barnesville.
Carreker said "A clerk at Hot Shot spotted the first one. We want
people to be alert. This is a very good counterfeiting job,"
WKEU reminds all merchants to be especially aware of these fake
bills and call 911 if you suspect you have received one.