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COUNTERFEIT MONEY TARGETING
FOURTH OF JULY MONEYMAKERS.
THOSE BEING VICTIMIZED ARE JUST
TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR
CHARITABLE CAUSES.
EVERYONE THAT IS OUT HERE IS
OUT HERE FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
SO FAR, PHONY $20 BILLS, EVEN
FOOLED A FEDERAL AGENT.
THEY RAISE MONEY FOR STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIPS.
EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST TWO
DECADES, THEY HAVE GIVEN A
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR NEEDY
STUDENTS.
BUT THIS YEAR, THEY WILL HAVE TO
WORK EXTRA HARD FOR THE MONEY
THEY LOST.
FIREWORKS ARE AS MUCH A JULY 4
TRADITION AS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING
IS FOR THE RIO LINDA BIRD CLUB.
PLEASE SELL FIREWORKS TO
RAISE FUNDS TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE
LOCAL SCHOOLS HERE.
ONE TRANSACTION HAS ALREADY
SPARKED CONCERN.
TWO OF US WORKING SEPARATE
SIDES.
MY NEPHEW TOOK A 20 AND THEN I
TOOK A 20.
DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO LOOK
AT IT.
A CLOSER LOOK WOULD SHOW RED
FLAGS.
ALL SERIAL NUMBERS ARE THE SAM.
THE INK LEAKS WHEN THE MONEY
GETS WET AND THE EDGES ARE NOT
IN LINE WITH THE PRINTING.
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES TOOK A
REPORT.
FAKE SMALLER BILLS ARE EASIER TO
PRODUCE AND LESS LIKELY TO BE
DETECTED.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH RESPECT FOR
PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
IT IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE
LOST BUT THAT MONEY STILL GOES
TO CHARITY, TO HELP PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY STUDENTS WHO ARE
LOOKING TO GO TO SCHOOL.
BLOCKS AWAY, ANOTHER BOOTH IS
ON THE LOOT AFTER HEARING ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
IT IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE
EVERYONE THAT IS OUT HERE IS OUT
HERE FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SEES ABOUT
60 COUNTERFEIT CASES ANNUALLY.
MANY GO UNREPORTED.