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# Attention Business Owners: Counterfeiter On The Loose
- URL: https://bklyner.com/attention-business-owners-counterfeiter-on-the-loose-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2011-07-11T17:30:36.000Z
- Updated: 2011-07-11T17:30:36.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: counterfeiting, #API-Imported

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We stopped by [Tête-à-Tête Café (2601 East 14th Street)](/tete-a-tete-cafe-stuffed-sirloin-burger-the-bite/) late last week for a bite, and spotted this new sign on their register. Apparently, they’re not taking $100 bills, which is sad, because I, of course, had a pocket full of them (not really).

We asked owner Dmitriy Nadelson what was going on, and he said they’ve been hit a number of times in recent weeks by someone passing off phony $100 bills. According to Nadelson, they’re really good fakes, passing just about every test they subjected them to, and even the bank had a tough time spotting it. He said the only way to identify them is with a UV scanner (which they installed this weekend).

Tête-à-Tête Café received a couple of the bills on different days, and other local businesses are likely receiving them, too. So we’re putting out this warning for all to see: check your bills. Here’s a list of [tests you can put to your paper currency](http://www.wikihow.com/Detect-Counterfeit-US-Money?ref=bklyner.com). Print it out, and advise your counter clerks.