Deptford men arrested for trying to sell construction paper money
For men have been arrested in Deptford, N.J. for trying to sell fake money made of construction paper and dyed black.
The Liberian men reportedly put word out that they were selling $17 million in smuggled money that was dyed black to help deter customs agents.
Police arrested the men after the suspects planned to sell $250,000 worth of the the money for $125,000, plus the cost of the special detergent needed to remove the dye. The Associated Press reports this was an in-person case of a popular online scam.
All four men have been detained in Gloucester County Jail for criminal conspiracy and theft by deception.
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