In the weekend's news here (Denver area):

A group of Girl Scouts was scammed while selling cookies at a
supermarket by a couple who bought a box of cookies and paid
for them with a $100 bill.

They received change for the $100 but when the girls went to
deposit the day's receipts they were told at the bank that the
bill was counterfeit.

One of the girls said the bill "didn't look right". It was
faded and
1/4 inch shorter than the other bills they had in their till
but the
couple explained that away saying it had been through the wash.

The news reported that the troop would be bailed out by the
local G.S. council, but today's report said there had been
many donations made to the troop in excess of the $100 to help
mitigate the scam.

gloria p