According to the department, the fake bills are often repurposed prop money designed for use in movies or training scenarios. Though not legal tender, the bills can appear convincing enough to ...

If you didn’t know already, the white stuff actors snort on stage during drug scenes is not actually a class-A substance. And the cigarettes they puff on on-screen aren’t the real McCoys, either. So ...

The back may read “IN PROP WE TRUST” instead of the real motto. No security thread, color-shifting ink, or watermark = it’s fake. Real bills have a distinct texture—prop money feels different.

(WRIC) – A Virginia man was convicted of using a movie prop $20 bill at ... finding the bill wasn’t technically a forgery under Virginia law because it “purported to be fake money to be ...

Detective Murphy also says that with Wilmington being a city known for filming, prop ... nothing over 20 dollar bills, they’re leaning on other measures. “We went and got counterfeit readers ...

German investigators seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills worth over $ ... money to the U.S. in the past. The bills, known as "prop copy" or "movie money," could be recognized as fakes when ...

The fake $100 bills are movie props — they have "Motion Picture ONLY" stamped on them. Local authorities urge people to examine any bills larger than $20, and contact them if they come across ...

A South Texas man is facing criminal charges after allegedly using movie prop money to purchase ... for allegedly using counterfeit U.S. currency to buy the high-dollar items from sellers on ...

But unless the money is clearly distinguishable from, say, a dollar ... CEO of prop company ISS Props, said that 2001 movie Rush Hour 2 asked for a trillion dollars’ worth of fake cash.