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Shopper 'tried to pay with million-dollar note'
A Georgia woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to use a fake million-dollar note to pay for shopping.
The New York Post reports staff at the Wal-Mart in Covington called police - who say they found two more of the notes in her purse.
The US Treasury does not make million-dollar notes, but toy ones can be bought as novelty gifts.
Police have charged 35-year-old Alice Regina Pike with forgery. She had been trying to pay for $1,671.55 (£915) worth of items at the store.
Staff refused to accept the note - or hand over $998,328.45 (£547,059) in change - and called the manager.
Police say Pike offered to pay in gift vouchers before again trying to cash the fake note.
Covington Police Chief, Stacey Cotton, said: "It looks real, but of course there's nothing real about this."
Assistant Police Chief Almond Turner said Pike claimed she thought the notes were real and told officers they were a gift from her husband.
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