Still, it's common to hear local news stories about counterfeit money. For instance, earlier this year, a Home Depot worker ...

A check that looks like free money can quickly turn into a costly trap. Fake check scams often begin with an unexpected payment tied to a prize, mystery shopping job, online sale, personal assistant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hands holding a real $100 and a counterfeit $100 made from $1. Kevin Costello, owner of Siam Imports, had a bad experience ...

A Florida man lost $250,000 after scammers convinced him he was tied to a fake federal money laundering investigation, then kept him under pressure for ... Read More ...

Like most people, you purposefully count your cash the instant the bank ATM spits it out. You won’t be shortchanged, certainly not by a machine. But what if the cash you receive is phony? You didn’t ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — All weekend long people around North Dakota celebrated Independence Day in one way or another — especially in Medora. Earlier last week, governor Kelly Armstrong welcomed ...

In Oakland County, Michigan, some scammers are working hard to make sure their pockets end up delightful this holiday season. "I imagine they're well into $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, doing this frequently ...

Business owners in a New Jersey county are being warned to watch out for what police are calling phony movie money. The Gloucester Township Police Department in Camden County is investigating a string ...

Waterford police are alerting businesses in the area to a fake money scam. In a post on Facebook, Waterford police say they are investigating multiple reports of counterfeit "movie money" being used ...