Man Tries to Deposit Fake $1M Bill

Examiner ^ | Nov. 28, 2007 | Staff

[jdm]

AIKEN, S.C. - A bank teller in Clearwater had a million reasons not to open an account for an Augusta, Ga., man Monday, authorities said. Alexander D. Smith, 31, was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery after he walked into the bank and tried to open an account by depositing a fake $1 million bill, said Aiken County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Michael Frank.

The employee refused to open the account and called police while the man started to curse at bank workers, Frank said.

The second forgery charge came after investigators learned Smith bought several cartons of cigarettes from a nearby grocery store with a stolen check, Frank said.

The federal government has never printed a million-dollar bill, Frank said.

[jdm]

It's that time of the month again: another "man-tries-to use-fake-$1,000,000-bill-for-something" story.

This photo, supplied by the Aiken County,S.C., County Sheriff's Office, shows a fake $1 million bill, which a man tried to use to open an account in a Aiken, S.C, bank Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Alexander D. Smith, 31, was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery after he walked into the bank and tried to open an account by depositing thefake $1 million bill, said an Aiken County Sheriff's spokesman.

[jdm]

Note the three magic marker strikes near the right side of the bill - like they had to make sure it wasn’t genuine first. LOL.

[ClearCase_guy]

Counterfeiting $20 and $50 is somewhat common. But I guess some folks just like to swing for the fences.

[Always Right]

Obviously a fake. Bill Clinton is not on it.

[whitedog57]

ACLU will argue “Artistic Freedom.”

[TexGuy]

The federal government has never printed a million-dollar bill, Frank said.

The man is a shear genius! Where the hell is Captain Obvious when you need him?

[traderrob6]

What was the largest bill denomination printed in the US, $10,000?

[Always Right]

Note the three magic marker strikes near the right side of the bill - like they had to make sure it wasn’t genuine first. LOL.

Nothing gets by those bank tellers.

[reegs]

Grover Cleveland on the $1,000,000 bill???

[kjam22]

Yeah a little google search or something to see if there really was such a thing might have been a pretty good idea.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

What you said

[ClearCase_guy]

I’m pretty sure there was a $100,000 bill (used for bank-to-bank transactions). I don’t recall a higher denomination.

[Larry Lucido]

So is that Martin Van Buren, the eighth president? :-)

[Always Right]

What was the largest bill denomination printed in the US, $10,000?

They printed $100,000 gold certificates one year.

[garyhope]

Ah, thank you for my morning laugh. LOL,

Ah yes, ol slick Willie Bubba is kind of a fake isn’t he.

[jdm]

Look above the word "million," towards the bottom of the bill. There's a website address.

"You might be a redneck if all the bills in your wallet have URLs printed on them."

[Bon mots]

I’m pretty sure there was a $100,000 bill (used for bank-to-bank transactions). I don’t recall a higher denomination.

I think the largest denomination was a $10,000.00 bill. I have seen $1million worth of them once.

The "Horseshoe Casino" in Las Vegas used to keep a million dollars in cash tacked up in plain sight right in the front of the casino. It consisted of 10 rows and 10 columns of $10,000.00 bills all standing up so that you could see each bill - a million dollars in cash.

This was over 20 years ago... I don't even know if the old Horseshoe Casino is still there...

[Joan Kerrey]

The federal government has never printed a million-dollar bill, Frank said.

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JEEZ, now I find out!!!

[jdm]

This was over 20 years ago.

Maybe over 20 years ago... in dog years!

[Always Right]

Look above the word "million," towards the bottom of the bill. There's a website address.

I saw that. I was trying to make it out, but couldn't. Looks like www.WayOfTheMetalRad.com, but I am sure several letters are wrong.