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Broadcast time: 9:15 AM |
Date: January 30, 2014 |
Sarnia Police are advising local merchants to be aware of counterfeit bills surfacing in the city. Since November 2013 about 15 reports of counterfeit bills have been received. The most common bills are the older paper Canadian $100.00, however police have also investigated incidents with Canadian $5.00 and US $20.00 bills.
Merchants are reminded to take extra time to examine bills when handling cash .The Bank of Canada website provides safety tips on how to detect counterfeit currency and also provides free training material. For more information, go to http://www.bankofcanada.ca/
Constable Les Jones
Media Relations Officer
Tel: 519-344-8861 Ext 5345
Email: ljones@police.sarnia.on.ca