Full Notification

FROM ABINGDON VA POLICE (Fri 1/31):

🚨Counterfeit Money Alert🚨
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Update: Suspect photos have been added to this post. Let us know if you recognize the individual pictured! 
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We have received reports of counterfeit $100 bills being passed in the area. Local businesses, please be vigilant when accepting cash payments! Here are some key security features to check on a REAL $100 bill:

🔹Color-Shifting Ink - Tilt the bill and the "100" in the lower-right corner should shift from copper to green.
🔹Security Thread - Hold the bill up to the light; a security thread should run vertically to the left of Benjamin Franklin's portrait, glowing pink under UV light.
🔹3D Security Ribbon - Tilt the bill and check for the blue security ribbon in the center. The images of bells and 100s should appear to move. 
🔹Watermark - Hold the bill up to the light and look for a faint image of Franklin's portrait on the right side.
🔹Raised Printing - Run your fingers over Franklin's shoulder; you should feel slightly raised printing.

If you suspect a counterfeit bill: 
🚓Do not return it to the customer.
🚓Note their description and any vehicle information.
🚓Call the police immediately at (276)-783-8145, especially if the suspect is still on scene.

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