How's this for a Halloween scare? You find a great deal on a realistic "fake" skeleton at a yard sale, buy it, and race home to show it off to your spouse ... who find the skeleton to be a little too realistic-looking. While waiting for Oct 31 to arrive, you and your spouse give the thing a closer look and discover that it's real.

Boo!

That's exactly what happened to a Florida man, who gave the "fake human skeleton" a closer examination with his wife - and then called the police. He bought it for $8.00 at a local yard sale.

The officers examined it and determined that it was real.

Thankfully, though, no foul play was involved. The skeleton originated from a classroom - intended to be a teaching tool. The sellers mistakenly thought it was a realistic-looking prop.

From AOL News:
The Fletchers turned the skeleton over to the police, who determined that it was genuine. The bones are a professionally prepared human anatomical skeleton, as used by medical students.

Police say that it's worth more than $3,000. It's illegal for individuals to own skeletons, so the Fletchers won't get to cash in on their purchase.
Local FOX affiliate myfoxtampabay.com had an article about this story, and I pasted the video below.