Fraudsters normally try to make counterfeit cash look as realistic as possible ... but sometimes they let 80s nostalgia get the better of them.

A team of money cheats in the UK have been passing off fake £20 notes where they have replaced the Queens head with that of Boy George.

Despite having the 80s Culture Club icon where the Queen should be, some of the forged bank notes have even been accepted in stores.

Recently one of the £20 notes was taken by a Ryman's stationers in Kent. The member of staff responsible was last heard saying to their boss: "Do you really want to hurt me?"