SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — Authorities are warning people about counterfeit cash possibly coming through Western Washington.
Counterfeiters are using the fake $100 bills
[ in Shelton ]
It is important to know what the security features are in genuine currency, because if you end up with a counterfeit note, you will lose that money
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The Seattle Secret Service office gets about $1 million in counterfeit bills every year.
[ Click here to learn more security features of U.S. currency bills ]
, or take a look at the diagrams below.
About the $20 bill
About the $100 bill
Secret Service Special Agent Robert Kierstead told KIRO 7 the majority of the fake bills the agency receives locally are twenties. Overseas, the hundred-dollar bill is the most circulated counterfeit.
Anyone who suspects counterfeit money should call police.