Counterfeit currency seized by Bay Roberts RCMP

Earlier this week, Bay Roberts RCMP received reports from two separate businesses indicating that counterfeit currency had been used.

An individual wearing baggy clothes, who is described as a tall Caucasian man with a scruffy beard, entered the store and purchased merchandise using counterfeit currency in denominations of $100 and $50 bills.

There are a number of discrepancies between legitimate currency and counterfeit currency are noted on these bills. The bills seized by police are smaller in size and faded in colour when compared to legitimate currency. The bills have the appearance and feel of paper bills without plastic coating. The clear window of the bill is made of tape and the image contained within the clear window of the bill was printed and applied to the bill.

The investigation is continuing.