Police investigating after counterfeit money used at Myrtle Beach Wal-Mart

A loss prevention employee reported to Myrtle Beach police that counterfeit money was used at Wal-Mart on Monday, authorities said.

Officers were already at the Wal-Mart on Seaboard Street about 5:30 p.m. Monday investigating a shoplifting incident when a 47-year-old loss-prevention employee reported that counterfeit money was used at the store, according to a police report.

The store employee was unable to find out exactly when the money was used, but told police that the six counterfeit, $10 bills used all came in from different registers at the store, authorities said.

The store employee told police that a cashier told her that she received the money from a man who said his friend gave it to him, police said.

Details from the shoplifting incident that police were already at the store investigating were not available at the time of the reported counterfeit incident.

Police were still investigating the counterfeit incident as of Tuesday morning.

This story was originally published May 5, 2015 at 9:02 AM with the headline "Police investigating after counterfeit money used at Myrtle Beach Wal-Mart."