ibe98765 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Police: Woman Tried to Pass Fake $1M BillMar 9, 10:40 AM (ET)COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) - A woman was caught trying to use a fake $1 million bill to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise at a Wal-Mart, and was later found with two more of the bills in her purse, police said.The United States Treasury does not make $1 million bills, but people can buy souvenirs of such a bill at some stores, police said."It looks real, but of course there's nothing real about this," Covington Police Chief Stacey Cotton said Tuesday. "People do crazy things all the time. I think it's just another example of some odd things that occur."A clerk at the store immediately noticed the bill was fake when 35-year-old Alice Regina Pike handed it to her on Friday, Cotton said.Pike then tried to use two gift cards with only $2.32 of value on them to buy the merchandise, but when that didn't work she again asked if the clerk could cash the $1 million bill, Cotton said. The store then called police.Pike, of Porterdale, was charged with forgery. There was no listing for her phone number in directory assistance, and she could not be reached for comment Tuesday.Covington is 32 miles southeast of Atlanta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Lover Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Do she really think the cashier is going to have $998,325.00 in the cash drawer?How many bags would you have to have to hold $998,325? Plastic or paper?Could you carry (drag away) $998,325?Could you get $998,325 in your car?Would you need a truck to carry $998,325?Probably 998,325 question altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I think a better question is...how much of an idiot do you have to be to not know that there is no such thing as a real $100 bill?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibe98765 Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 "I'm sorry but I don't have $998,998 in the draw just right now""Darn, I told my butler to get small bills at the bank. I knew there would be a problem getting such a big bill cashed."OK, how much do you have in the draw?""Only $937""Tell you what - I'll take what you have in the draw right now. The company can get the remainder ready and I'll be back later to pick the rest of the change up." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_P Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Do you mind if I give you some of your change in $10,000 bills, I'm a little short of $100,000 bills due to the sale today. :'( It's possible someone gave her the $1000000 bill and told her it was real. Thus she maybe stupid but not a thief. Kinda like Martha Stewart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibe98765 Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 If there is one thing Martha isn't, it's stupid. She wanted to thieve a little pocket change for a new shower curtain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebone Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Sometimes the clerk is not as bright as the bill passer. At least the $1,000,000 supposedly looked like a real bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibe98765 Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 Now that's funny! :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havnblast Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Goes to show how much clerks pay attention sometimes :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 That bill in itself is funny. Ronald Regan as the president's name issuing a $200 bill with G W Bush's picture on it. The notes on the back, the number of the bill, it is hilarious. I can not imagine anyone taking more than half a second would not realize the obvious fakeness of it. Then again, I can see one of our foreign workers in a hurry (you need to speak Russian, Slovakian, or other language to work here) at the local Food Lion taking it without a thought, particularly if you were not used to our currency.Julia :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonegiant Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I think a better question is...how much of an idiot do you have to be to not know that there is no such thing as a real $100 bill?!Ummmm.... Typo? You missed a LOT of zeros, epp_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_P Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 If there is one thing Martha isn't, it's stupid. She wanted to thieve a little pocket change for a new shower curtain. You think risking a multi-million fortune and company and life style for a few bucks is a sign of intelligence? If she's as smart as you think, and I agree that she is indeed smart, she wouldn't have done something so stupid. Simple logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_P Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 More of the story including picture of the woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I think a better question is...how much of an idiot do you have to be to not know that there is no such thing as a real $100 bill?!Ummmm.... Typo? You missed a LOT of zeros, epp_b Wups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibe98765 Posted March 13, 2004 Author Share Posted March 13, 2004 If there is one thing Martha isn't, it's stupid. She wanted to thieve a little pocket change for a new shower curtain. You think risking a multi-million fortune and company and life style for a few bucks is a sign of intelligence? If she's as smart as you think, and I agree that she is indeed smart, she wouldn't have done something so stupid. Simple logic. Smart people sometimes do stupid things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_P Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Smart people sometimes do stupid things... The converse being stupid people sometimes do smart things. And that makes the corollary average people sometimes do average things. But what do all the people do all the other times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Sometimes the clerk is not as bright as the bill passer. At least the $1,000,000 supposedly looked like a real billThat seems to me to be totally unbelievable. Maybe he was blind in one eye and couldn't see out of the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Lover Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I know a blind man in Saginaw Michigan who would pay a million dollars to just see that million dollar bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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