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Boy George Replaces Queen on Fake Bills

British shop workers fooled by his-head-for-hers forgery

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(Newser) – Boy George made a convincing stand-in for the Queen on a counterfeit note found in Britain this week, the Daily Telegraph reports. The £20 note was passed at a stationary shop and the staff didn't realize it was a fake until a bank worker checked the anti-forgery watermark and found the '80s star's image there instead of the monarch's.

"The cashier held it up to the light and then spotted that Boy George's face was on it instead of the Queen's," a spokesman for the store said. "I couldn't believe it—we've certainly had nothing like it before."

Boy George performs onstage at Le Pigalle Club in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008.
Boy George performs onstage at Le Pigalle Club in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Boy George's image replaced that of Queen Elizabeth II on a forged British banknote.
Boy George's image replaced that of Queen Elizabeth II on a forged British banknote.   (Getty Images)
A genuine British banknote.
A genuine British banknote.   (©MuLaN?)
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