DAYTON, Ohio -- An Ohio man ended up with counterfeit bills, and he said the phony cash came from his own bank.
Noel Neeld made the unpleasant discovery while he was on a family vacation.
A phone call from a friend ended their trip to Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
A friend, who was watching the family’s dog, called Neeld’s wife and said Fifth Third Bank told her the money she was trying to deposit from Champaign Bank was counterfeit, Neeld said.
He said he withdrew $1,000 in cash from his account at the Champaign Bank on Scioto Street in Dayton. He said the teller gave him 10 one-hundred-dollar bills in an envelope.
Three of the bills he said were from the bank were counterfeit.
Neeld said he felt robbed and violated.
WHIO Reporter Gabrielle Enright went to Neeld’s bank to ask questions.
No one there could talk; a spokesperson called Enright later.
The spokesperson told her customer-account information is confidential and she couldn't talk about Neeld’s money.
She also said the bank’s tellers are trained to detect counterfeit bills.
Neeld said he didn’t plant the bills.
He called the FBI, filed a police report with the Urbana police and offered to take a polygraph test.
“We're 1,000 percent that this money came from the bank. We did not do anything wrong, and we want this corrected. And that still stands. So we would take a polygraph at any time,” Neeld said.
Right now, the counterfeit cash is a game of he said, she said and not one he is sure he is going to win.
Neeld said his family is out the money or $300.
Neeld does have something he considers priceless, though: Time in Disney World with his family.
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