Money is potentially circulating in the Northern Territory featuring the faces of Australian icons like Steve Irwin and… Alf from Home & Away
Home &AWay Nellie Melbamedia releaseJohn MonashJohn Farnhampeople have been petitioning for a Steve Irwin noteHe…hello? / Image: NT PoliceWhy does he look so angry. / Image: NT PoliceRobert KentAt this stage investigators are unsure of how much fake money was stolen but it may include $10, $20, $50 and $100 dollar bills,” he said.
“Police would suggest maybe taking a quick glance at any bills received for the next few weeks to make sure you’re getting the real thing.”
? No, this is not a brand new initiative from the federal budget. It is in fact fake money.
Northern Territory Police revealed “unknown offenders” entered a building in Alice Springs and stole a bunch of fake money used for film and TV.
The cops are now warning business owners to keep their eyes out for fake bills. One would hope you’d notice if a bill had Alf from -fucking-on it instead of Dame but honestly, retail work is rough. The person on the bills isn’t always your top priority.
In a , the NT Police revealed the deets of the dodgy dollarydoos.
Steve Irwin is on the notes in place of Sir .
is on there instead of Shrine of Remembrance, the masked owl and native wattle have been swapped for a mining haul truck and instead of Australia, the notes read “Straylia”.
I simply have to wonder what these mysterious bills were being used for.
Now of course, you must be pondering what they look like.
The for a long, long time — so perhaps this fake note is a glimpse into our future.
Detective Acting Senior Sargent gave some more details about the fake money.
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The NT Police is also calling out for any more deets on the unlawful entry.
No offence to Nelly Melbs but I quite like the look of ‘ol Alf on the note. I’m mildly offended that whoever manufactured the cash didn’t pop Susan from on there too.
I can only imagine there are $50 notes out there with icons like and gracing them.
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