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Yellowstone Co. Sheriff: Fake currency found near Billings

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BILLINGS – Fake currently is floating around in the area of Worden, according to the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, and deputies are encouraging residents to destroy the bills if found.

The bills have distinct markings on them, alerting consumers that they are indeed fake.

Deputies say the bills were located outside of businesses in the Worden area in the past couple of weeks, and while the Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook to say that possessing them is not illegal, it is against the law to try and purchase anything with the fake currency.

The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

A note from the desk of Deputy Kelso:"Several of these bills have been located outside of businesses in the Worden…

Posted by Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office on Monday, January 28, 2019

Story by Andrea Lutz, MTN News