By Pete McIntyre

Police issue counterfeit advisory

Dec 11, 2020 | 1:23 PM

Some ‘funny money’ has been making the rounds in Salmon Arm.

Mounties are advising businesses and banks to be vigilant after counterfeit $100 U.S. bills were seized and passed at stores in Salmon Arm.

“On December 10, local police seized $4,600 counterfeit bills from a residence in Salmon Arm. All of these bills are believed to be counterfeit. The bills all have the serial number ‐ LB440087L ‐ on them,” said Staff Sgt. Scott West.

West said police have also seized two other bills locally in other investigations with the same serial number on them.

“These bills are well know to be fake and have shown up in other provinces in Canada. The serial number on the bill shows up when checked on the Internet as being a fake,” he said.

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For tips on detecting counterfeit bills, West advises to visit the Bank of Canada’s website and follow the links to counterfeit prevention.

“If you have come into possession of one of these bills then call your local RCMP to report this so that we may get these bills out of circulation,” the detachment commander added.

by Pete McIntyre

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