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A Dublin cafe has told businesses to watch out for scammers who are currently conning restaurants, pubs and cafes with a fake €30 note that looks exactly like a €20.

Pip's Cafe and Deli Crumlin said that one of their staff members took over the bogus note which she had mistaken for a legitimate twenty quid.

The owner took to Facebook to joke that said staff member had since been sacked after accepting the note but seriously warned others to be on the look out for similar notes such as €60 notes looking like a €50.

The owner said: "One of our staff members actually gave out change after accepting this note. Be wary of notes like these doing the rounds in South Dublin."

(Image: Pip's Cafe and Deli, Crumlin Facebook page)

During the summer, fake cash used for movie props was circulating heavily around the capital.

One East Wall local business owner said: "Beware fake 10s and 20s notes circulating East Wall. Notice the blue print."

They said: "They have movie money printed. They feel like rubbish. I have seen one."

A week previous, a warning had been issued to the public after a fake €20 note was handed into a popular north Dublin pub.

The Halfway House pub in Ashtown posted the warning after receiving the prop note that is not legal tender.

(Image: Halfway House Facebook)

There have been reports in recent weeks warning that the movie prop money has been circulating, which include €50, €20, €10 and €5 notes.

Despite the notes being marked as fake, they look quite legitimate on first glance and it seems they have been popping up all over the capital.

The pub said: "We got caught out today with this €20 note. The note with the pen is in fact a movie prop and is not legal tender. Trying to pass this on as money is an offence. The top note is a real €20 so compare for yourself.

"So a warning to all be careful and check your notes. As far as we know these props are coming in €10’s and €20’s."

While others said the notes have been used in shops in north Dublin in recent weeks, with members of the public not realising they have received the illegal tender.