BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – Two young suspects are using fake movie prop bills to scam local restaurants out of real cash, targeting small businesses across the Omaha metro area.
- Two suspects are using fake movie prop money to scam Omaha area restaurants, stealing real cash from small businesses
- Security footage at Moran’s Grill in Bellevue captured the suspects playing rock paper scissors before attempting to exchange fake $50 bills
- Police believe they’ve identified one suspect but no arrests have been made; businesses along 24th Street have also been targetedBROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Two young suspects are using fake movie prop bills to scam local restaurants out of real cash, targeting small businesses across the Omaha metro area.
At Moran’s Grill in Bellevue on a Saturday night, two boys ordered sodas and paid with a $50 bill, receiving $48 in change. Security footage shows the pair playing rock paper scissors before asking the hostess to trade two $50 bills for a $100 bill.
“I wasn’t prepared for it, I just wasn’t expecting it, you never expect it to happen to your business,” said Andrea Moran, owner of Moran’s Grill…