Scots College students accused of using counterfeit $50 notes

news.com.au reports:

Scots College students allegedly use counterfeit cash at Double Bay shops
Students from an expensive Sydney private school have landed in hot water after a shop owner accused them of a low act.
Christopher Harris
October 20, 2022 – 7:08AM

Students from one of Sydney’s most expensive private schools have been caught on camera using counterfeit $50 notes in a bid to swindle an eastern suburbs newsagent out of $100.
Despite initially getting away with the alleged crime at Double Bay Newsagency, one student from the $40,000 a year Scots College returned just two days later in a bid to try the same scam again, Daily Telegraph reported.

Video of the original alleged fraud shows three students at the counter of the newsagency as one buys a pen. A second student in a blue shirt asks to swap four $50 notes for two $100 notes and appears nervous as he fumbles in his wallet for the cash.

Nine news also covered the story:

Some mentions of the story label it a prank while others label it a serious crime.

If I had evidence of anyone passing counterfeit currency in my shop, I’d report it to the police with the expectation of a thorough investigation and charges brought based on evidence, regardless of their social connections or the school they attend if they are a student.