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Counterfeit $100 bills with Chinese symbols used to buy car

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Bell Township, PA – A Punxsutawney woman sold a vehicle to someone and unknowingly was paid in fake money.

State Police say the 51-year-old Punxsy woman sold her 2007 Chevy Equinox to the suspect on March 10 and was paid in fake Chinese-produced $100 bills with Chinese symbols.

The investigation is ongoing.

Police warn you to always check your bills, especially large denominations, for anything strange before accepting it as payment.

Click Here to read the online police report.