PAOLI, Ind. (WAVE) - The Paoli Police Department posted an advisory to local businesses and residents of reports of multiple “washed” counterfeit $100 bills.

A washed bill is a real, typically lower-denomination bill, that has been chemically stripped of its original ink and then reprinted to look like a $100 bill. Because the paper itself is real US currency, the bills will pass a quick counterfeit inspection, but there are still signs to look for to determine if it’s a real bill or not.

The Paoli Police Department said that the washed bill’s security strip may still show the original $1 or $5 security strips. The watermark of a true $100 bill is Benjamin Franklin, while the washed bills may show George Washington or Abraham Lincoln from the $1 or $5.

There are also differences in the

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