EDMONTON – The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is warning businesses to be vigilant in the wake of an influx of counterfeit U.S. $50 bills.
The EPS Economic Crimes Section is advising merchants to check serial numbers on U.S. $50 bills, after police received reports of counterfeit currency.
Economic Crimes Section detectives are investigating a number of incidents involving counterfeit U.S. $50 notes since the beginning of 2014.
Police say a total of 21 counterfeit bills containing similar serial numbers have been used at Edmonton-area businesses.
The serial numbers found on the counterfeit bills are:
- JG58874300A
- JG66663460A
- JG6663461A
These U.S. $50 bills account for 20 per cent of the counterfeit currency seized by the EPS over the last six weeks.
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