“They try to choose locations and choose their targets very carefully where there’s less likelihood of it being identified as counterfeit,” he pointed out, which can include monetary exchanges conducted at night or in dark areas. “They’re not always able to exercise due-diligence and check for authentic currency,” the police chief said, which is something counted on by those passing the fake money. With a lot of business transactions occurring, clerks in stores or fast food-restaurants unfortunately sometimes are too pressured to examine bills received at the businesses as closely as they might otherwise. “Typically it hits around the holiday season when there’s more money exchanged,” Mount Airy Police Chief Dale Watson said Wednesday of these cases. One such incident occurred in December at McDonald’s on North Andy Griffith Parkway, where an unknown suspect passed a bogus $100 bill containing red Chinese lettering. There are numerous accounts of that brand of counterfeit cash - containing distinctive red or pink symbols and lettering - turning up around the nation, including in Mount Airy. First there was the so-called movie prop money labeled “for motion picture use only” which has victimized some in the area, and now the bills bearing Chinese characters have come onto the scene.
In addition to the “traditional” counterfeit bills that circulate periodically and find their way into local cash registers is a new variety. Anyone coming into contact with money containing Chinese letters or symbols should beware - it’s not real currency.
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