IF YOU’RE HANDLING ANY CASH IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO, BE ON THE LOOK-OUT. THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR IS REPORTING COUNTERFEIT MONEY HAS BEEN FOUND, PRIMARILY IN THE ALAMOGORDO AREA.
THE O-S-A SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT INDICATE THE MONEY IS FAKE. FIRST, IT’S PRINTED ON LOW-QUALITY PAPER AND MAY BE PRINTED WITH MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS. ANOTHER BIG GIVE-AWAY…THE BILLS, IN 5, 10 AND 20 DOLLAR DENOMINATIONS, APPEAR TO HAVE CHINESE LETTERING.
POLICE IN ALAMOGORDO SAY THE BILLS HAVE TURNED UP IN DOLLAR STORES, NAIL SALONS GAS STATIONS AND GROCERY STORES.
