Consumer Reports: Watch out for counterfeit cash when buying online

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)— If you’re buying secondhand items online — whether it’s furniture, kids’ toys, or clothes — it’s always smart to give the money you’re handed a second look.

Police say counterfeit bills are still circulating, and scammers are getting better at passing them off.

“This has a slick feel to it. This one doesn’t, (it) has more of a threaded paper feel,” said Officer Brent Forgey with the Nixa, Missouri Police Department as he compared real money with fake…

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