A warning from police in New Jersey! Watch out for money made for the big screen being used in real stores.

According to the Gloucester Township Police Department , fake "movie money" is being passed off as legitimate.

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Detectives are investigating a few recent cases where the movie money was mistaken for real bills.

Officers are encouraging cashiers to double check the money they take from customers.

The fake cash is nearly identical to real money and will have messages on it that reads "FOR MOTION PICTURE USE ONLY."

Police also said that the fake bills will fail any type of counterfeit test.

Tips to check that the cash is real:

Check the wording on each bill.

Look for the security features on ea

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