KEY LARGO, Fla. – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who used counterfeit $100 bills at four salons this week in Key Largo.
According to Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Becky Herrin, a man with a similar description in each case purchased gift certificates for $40 to $50 using fake $100 bills, and received cash for the balance.
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The incidents happened Tuesday and Wednesday at T&T Nails, Linda Lee's Hairport, Tiffany's Styling Salon and Tina Nails and Spa.
All of the victims told detectives that the fake bills were passed by an older Hispanic man, possibly in his 60s, with graying or salt-and-pepper hair and a heavy Spanish accent.
Herrin said each counterfeit bill was identical and bore the same serial number of LE66130232B.
Anyone with information about the man's identity is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-346-TIPS.