Police warning of more cases of fake money in Green Bay

<p>Police in Georgia believe this man and woman used prop money created for TV and movies to make a huge purchase at a Walmart.</p><p><a href="https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/gwinnett/NewsandEvents/NewsDetails?news=PolicePressReleases/MotionPictureMoneyUsedFraudulently" target="_blank">Gwinnett County police</a>&nbsp;suspect the two used $1,000 worth of fake bills to buy lawn equipment in Buford, Georgia, last month.</p><p>The woman reportedly returned one of the purchases at another Walmart store in exchange for real cash.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/50-cent-says-he-posed-with-fake-money-to-protect-his-brand/">50 Cent Says He Posed With Fake Money To Protect His Brand</a></b></p><p>Investigators say the cashier who accepted the fake money quit her job.</p><p>&quot;She quit her job shortly after being questioned about this transaction,&quot; Cpl. Michele Pihera told&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/191382135-story" target="_blank">WAGA</a>.</p><p>&quot;So it could have been an inside job?&quot; reporter George Franco asked.</p><p>&quot;It might have been,&quot; Pihera replied.</p><p>Apparently, the illegal use of prop money is a problem across the nation, even though businesses that make and supply it have to follow&nbsp;<a href="https://priceonomics.com/the-business-of-fake-hollywood-money/" target="_blank">strict guidlines</a>.</p><p>Atlanta-based&nbsp;<a href="http://rjrprops.com/" target="_blank">movie prop warehouse</a>&nbsp;owner RJ Rappaport said the fake bills believed to be used in the Walmart scam appear to skirt federal guidelines.</p><p>&quot;What they did is they took real money, and they copied it on a copier. And then they put this (pointing to the phrase &#39;For Motion Picture Use Only&#39;) this tiny disclaimer that says, &#39;prop money,&#39; so they say it&#39;s legal. It&#39;s not,&quot; he explained to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.11alive.com/news/local/buford/movie-money-used-in-walmart-scam/298404168" target="_blank">WXIA</a>.</p><p>Rappaport told WAGA none of the fake bills he makes have any elements copied from real cash.</p><p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/movie-prop-money-passed-to-cashier-at-gwinnett-wal/nsGHq/" target="_blank">Atlanta Journal Constitution</a>&nbsp;reports movie prop money was also used in at least one other recent incident in Athens, Georgia.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/man-arrested-in-connection-with-calif-wildfire/">Man Suspected Of Arson Arrested In Connection With California Wildfire</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/15-detainees-transferred-from-guantanamo-bay-to-uae/">15 Detainees Transferred From Guantanamo Bay To United Arab Emirates</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/white-people-are-less-likely-to-see-race-related-tweets/">White People Are Less Likely To See Race-Related Tweets</a></li></ul>