Fake bills floating around Burnet

Bonnie Bible has been cashier at the Fastway Foodstop on State Highway 29 for years and knows a lot faces. She says she's got her favorite way of telling which bills are legitimate and which ones are counterfeit.

"What we do is we mark it and if this stain turns black it's counterfeit," Bible said as she showed how to mark a $100 bill.

Down the road, Shan Karabarai, who managers a different convenience store, also had just heard reports about the phony money being passed around in the area. But he said he's always ready to inspect big or small bills alike

"I check with my marker and looks like good to me this bill," said Karabarai, as he inspected a $100 bill.

Business owners say they didn't used to have to worry about fake bill going around their little town, but that was a long time ago.

"This does not matter -- small town, big town," said Karabarai.

Burnet police say several $100 and $50 bills have been reported over the last few days and they warn that marker pens aren't always reliable to finding fake bills. They say bills have distinct marking and colors that also help verify real currency.