A few days ago, we reported on the story of Emory Ellis, a homeless man who was arrested for trying to pass a counterfeit bill: According to his complaint, Ellis, 37, was trying to buy breakfast ...

"The bills are pre-1999 as far as dating goes, so at least 25-30 years old," he explained, ... "The manager sighed and had to explain that $2 bills are real. Just not very common," they wrote.

Because the altered $10 bills were once legal tender, the counterfeit bills both look and feel like real money, causing some cashiers to unassumingly accept them. However, KENS reports that some ...

Fake $10 bills are popping up around Albuquerque, specifically Uptown. For the unsuspected shopper, it’s hard to tell real from fake.