 Regarding the recent reports of counterfeit twenty-dollar bills being passed at local businesses, a Financial Crimes Detective has been assigned to these cases and has notified the Secret Service. There were at least twelve businesses that were affected by this crime that occurred on December 6th; two subjects used fraudulent money to pay for items and received authentic money back for their purchase. Since there have been a handful of locations that these bills were passed at, the collection of video footage is still being obtained.Â
Most businesses already check for the watermark and use counterfeit detector pens. However, these counterfeit bills passed the pen test, there is a watermark present, as well as most other security features found on authentic twenties. The only apparent flaws are the texture of the bill and the counterfeit watermark of Andrew Jackson in the lower corner of the bill has bolder lines and looks like a more crudely drawn image of him. If there is any suspicion that a bill is counterfeit but they cannot say for certain, a business should contact their financial institution to verify. Additionally, businesses can view the US Currency Page that lists all the security features on the twenty-dollar bill for reference. That can be viewed at: www.uscurrency.gov/denominations/20.Â
Attached is a photo of an authentic $20 bill (top) versus a fraudulent $20 bill (bottom). Additionally, there are two photos attached of the suspects, if you or anyone can identify these subjects, please contact the Financial Crimes Office at (812)436-7994 or the Evansville Police Department Tipline at (812)435-6194. 
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