Searching for fake money turns up a mess of junk listings, vague photos, and legal gray areas. FakeMoney exists to cut through it — and keep you on the right side of the law.
We test and score the fake money people actually search for — realistic prop bills, full-print $100 stacks, play money, magic money, novelty million-dollar bills and more — on the FakeMoney Index, a transparent rubric weighing realism, value, legal-safe design, and build quality. Then we write the honest guides that tell you what to buy, what to skip, and why.
The best fake money is convincing on camera and unmistakably not real currency in your hand. That's the whole game: realism for your shoot or trick, with clear novelty markings and an off-spec design that keeps it lawful. We'd rather talk you out of a too-real, unmarked set than sell you a liability.
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Everything we feature is legal novelty prop money for lawful uses — film, music videos, photography, magic, education and gag gifts. It is not legal tender. Using fake money as real currency or to defraud anyone is a serious federal crime (18 U.S.C. §§ 471–474, 504), and we will never publish anything about how to do it. This site is information, not legal advice.