Police: Counterfeit $100 bills found at Lakeport grocery store

By Lake County News Reports | May 8, 2020
A counterfeit $100 bill used at a Lakeport, California, grocery store on Thursday, May 7, 2020, with an added “do not duplicate” watermark added by police for posting purposes. Courtesy of the Lakeport Police Department.


LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department urged community members to be on the lookout for counterfeit $100 bills.

The agency said that on Thursday its officers responded to a local grocery store on the report of counterfeit $100 bills negotiated at the check stands.

Officers located a number of counterfeit US $100 bills, all with the same serial number, LB45440078L, series 2009 A, the agency said.

“Please be vigilant for these and other counterfeit large denomination bills,” the agency said in a statement.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491, option 1, or info@lakeportpolice.org .