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Fake $1 million bill scam

Posted in Random, Stupid by Derek at 11:31 am
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Eight people in southern Japan forked over 150 million yen ($1.27 million) to a man who promised huge returns involving fake American $1 million bills and then disappeared with their money [...]

I could understand if these individuals fell for a $1,000 bill dupe, but $1 million bill?! Sounds a little far-fetched doesn’t it?

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3 Responses to “Fake $1 million bill scam”

  1. Jake says:

    You have to remember, these people are Japanese. They don’t know the value of a dollar here, nor what bills we make. :P

  2. kristin says:

    You would think for that amount of money someone would do a little research

  3. Derek says:

    the japanese are all about high priced collectibles. sometimes when something is too good to be true it’s easy to overlook the reality.

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