Fake bills showing up at yard sales in Colorado

[September 17, 2009]  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- Police say someone is using counterfeit $50 bills at yard sales in Colorado.

Police said Tuesday the fake bills have been used at least five times in two weeks. The user buys something with the fake bills and gets change in real money.

Investigators in Grand Junction haven't said how much money the scam has taken in.

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Information from: The Daily Sentinel, http://www.gjsentinel.com/

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