Bogus $100 Bills Passed To 2 Patchogue Businesses: Chamber of Commerce

PATCHOGUE, NY — The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce issued a warning to members on Friday after two retail businesses were passed fake $100 bills.

Executive Director Silvana Aloisio told Patch that The Colony Shop, which sells children's apparel and other related items, and Blum's, which sells swimsuits, were given the bills on Oct. 11, though neither business could be sure what transactions they were for.

The bogus bills were not detected using counterfeit detector pens, according to Aloisio.

The chamber later came to the conclusion that other businesses must be notified, so that "they are aware and remain vigilant," she said.

Patch has reached out to Suffolk police.