Man tries to get change for $1m

[juneau]

A man who handed over a counterfeit million-dollar bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket and asked for change has been arrested.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7036098.stm

[th3st1ck]

el o el!

[Trooper110]

Freaking brilliant

[FieryDragon]

what a dork! why would you even think a grocery store would have that kind of money anyway? god sometimes people are really STUPID!

[Kenshin Himura]

what a dork! why would you even think a grocery store would have that kind of money anyway? god sometimes people are really STUPID!

Yup. You DO have to be smart to be a criminal... Or at least not a complete moron.

[FieryDragon]

what a dork! why would you even think a grocery store would have that kind of money anyway? god sometimes people are really STUPID!

Yup. You DO have to be smart to be a criminal... Or at least not a complete moron.

lol yeah...i see your point!

[Trooper110]

Oh yes, to be a truly successful criminal you have to be very smart. At least as smart as, or smarter than law enforcement.

[Rovey Wade]

I'm not sure he was seriously trying to get change for it.

And if he did, I think mental condition factors in over stupidity.

[L_Mo]

To me it seems this whole thing was mean as a joke, but he ended up damaging store property which got him in trouble.

I imagine the counterfeiting wouldn't have been a big deal since the note isn't believable as currency, but he screwed up and really pissed people off.

[Trooper110]

Uh, he got mad when they wouldn't make change for him and damaged property. I'd say he was trying to get change for a million. Now whether he believed it was real currency or not and whether he's the counterfeiter or no, I think are up for question.

And if you try to use any kind of counterfeit for legal tender, unless it's blue monopoly money, it's a big deal, and I'd expect a visit from local law enforcement, if not the feds.

[rusty99]

And if you try to use any kind of counterfeit for legal tender, unless it's blue monopoly money, it's a big deal, and I'd expect a visit from local law enforcement, if not the feds.

He should be expecting a visit from the Secret Service, since counterfeiting falls under their jurisdiction.

What an idiot.

[L_Mo]

Perhaps you guys are right.... I don't know. The article says he got mad, but I have a hard time believing the anger wasn't just an act for attention or whatever. I guess I just can't seriously believe a guy would make a 1M note and expect it to be cashed, at a grocer store no less.

Then again, people out there can be genuinely stupid, so I shouldn't exclude it from the realm of possibility.

[mapes]

Does anyone remember the story of the dude who scanned a one dollar bill then printed up a bunch. He ended up going to a strip club and getting a bunch of lap dances. Well surprise surprise the strippers were pissed and called in the secret service who arrested him.