South Brisbane Police wish to remind retailers to be aware of counterfeit notes following a number of recent attempts by shoppers to pay with them.
In the last six months there have been 118 offences reported to police in South Brisbane District.
The vast majority of attempts to pay for goods and services with counterfeit notes is with a $50 note.
Rather than just taking a note, a good habit to get into is to assess it prior to placing into a till.
Often counterfeit notes are made from paper that can quite easily be identified as fake. So does it feel right?
Often counterfeit notes are of a low quality copy. So ask yourself, does it look right?
It’s difficult to make a counterfeit note look genuine and a closer inspection will help you identify a fake note from a genuine one.
There are a range of security features on each note to help you identify
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