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Theres been an increase in a certain kind of fake bill not just in the city but across the bay area. Reporter one of the things you look for is a watermark. What the counterfeiters are doing is leaching the bill and printing over it so that the five is worth 100 leaching the bill and printing over it so that the five is worth 100 and it still is the watermark. Theres another kind of counterfeit bill cropping up in the bay area. At this market in the tenderloin, the owner says coming across counterfeit money is part of doing business. He says this year he has seen a marked increase in the number of customers trying to pay with counterfeit bills. I told them this is counterfeit. They said, i know who gave this to me, i will get it i will be back. This one is a 10 bill. Same thing. Also the watermark is not there. Reporter he says its getting harder to tell. He has taken an about 200 in counterfeit money. This year i see more frequently people coming with hundred dollar bills that are fak ....