Fake $100 bills reported at Hilton Head store

Local Walmarts are reporting customers using counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report.

Police were called to the Hilton Head Walmart at 25 Pembroke Drive Friday after a manager discovered $500 in fake bills identified by the store’s cash-counting machine, according to the report.

A store manager told police two customers bought a $275 digital camera, a wash cloth and a bottle of sunscreen with the bills.

The report states similar crimes have been reported by other Walmarts in Hardeeville and Bluffton within the last few weeks.

This story was originally published May 13, 2017 at 5:49 PM with the headline "Fake $100 bills reported at Hilton Head store."