(Photo: submitted by RCMP)
A warning from RCMP about counterfeit $50 bills.
Police say they’ve received reports of the fake bills being used in Shediac.
There have been three reports so far, the first on July 25th.
If you come across a fake bill, you should contact your local RCMP.
If you would like more information on counterfeit cash, visit the RCMP’s webpage about counterfeit activity in Canada.
There are a few things RCMP say you can watch for:
- The bills are smaller than usual
- There is partial to no lifted brail on the bill.
- The Canadian leaf found on the corner of the bill is white, on legal currency it should be transparent.
- The hologram on the bill has been removed from other Canadian currency and attached to the counterfeit bill.
- The contour around the hologram part of the counterfeit bill is ‘cut out’ in order to insert a hologram from a real Canadian dollar bill.
- The hologram part of the bill has the number 5 on it instead of 50
- Some of the counterfeit bills have the same serial number
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