A Sacramento restaurant owner claims that diners left counterfeit $100 notes to cover their bill. He said they left the fake money on the table and rushed out before their server could check.

Benny: The history of the mystery man behind hidden $100 bills. ... leaving folded bills on a fundraising table when scouts were stationed at storefronts in South Salem selling popcorn and candy.

A mystery philanthropist has been spreading cheer one $100 bill at a time for more than three years in and around Salem, Ore. He randomly hides the bills to be found at stores, markets, fairs and ...