Movie money is a growing issue with counterfeit purchases, according to the US Secret Service.

What is movie money anyway?

The Pendleton Police Department is reporting numerous incidents around town recently about fake $100 dollar bills being passed and used for purchases.

Many of them are what's called movie money. It's pretty simple, it is currency that looks and feels almost exactly like real cash, but is used for TV and video purposes-fake.

The only problem is, while the money is stamped in various locations (sometimes on the back, side, or front) with "FOR MOTION PICTURE USE ONLY,." a clerk or cashier who is not paying attention might fall victim to it.

With this and other kinds of counterfeit bills, the color may be off, the watermark or security strip may be missing, and so

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