Movie cash circulating in the Florida Keys, sheriff’s office warns

MARATHON — Fake money that was made for movie productions is circulating throughout the Florida Keys, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

The $100 bills look real at first glance, but they are marked as fake and say they are only meant for use in making motion pictures, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Adam Lindhard. Most of the counterfeit cash is turning up in the Lower Keys and Key West, Linhardt said.

The Key West Police Department recently issued a similar warning about fake $20 bills finding their way to the Southernmost City.

**Fake money that was used on film sets is circulating in the Florida Keys, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office**

Linhardt said the bogus bills are likely left over from a previous film production in the Keys. Authorities are warning people and businesses to double-check all cash they receive.

The Sheriff’s Office has received reports of fake/counterfeit money that’s used in films/movies circulating in Monroe County, notably the Lower Keys and Key West.

John McCarthy