LAFAYETTE, La. (KMDL-FM) – Just Us Cuts on Doucet Rd. in Lafayette has taken to Facebook to warn Acadiana residents about fake, highly realistic looking movie prop $20 bills that are circulating. In at least one instance, the $20 movie prop bills were tossed out of a car window onto the road causing serious traffic problems.
Counterfeit Money Circulating In Lafayette
This past Mardi Gras in Acadiana, there were a couple of instances of float riders throwing fake, movie prop $100 to the crowds along the parade routes. At first glance, the $100 bills looked very real, but when given a second look revealed themselves to be fake.
At this point, there have been no reports of anyone attempting to use any of these movie prop bills at local businesses, but when it comes to funny money, this isn’t the only problem.
When people aren’t aware the money isn’t real, they scramble to snatch up as much of the “free money” as they can, many times putting themselves in harm’s way and in some cases it causes physical altercations.
According to Lafayette salon Just Us Cuts, something happened the other day involving fake $20 bills that caused major traffic problems and crashes.
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In a post to Facebook, Just Us Cuts, located at 104 Doucet Rd Ste B, in Lafayette, says that someone tossed handfuls of $20 movie prop bills out of their car window on Doucet Rd. and caused chaos as people scrambled to pick them up…