{"id":12035,"date":"2026-02-04T08:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=12035"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:19:14","slug":"rcmp-warn-of-counterfeit-currency-being-passed-across-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/rcmp-warn-of-counterfeit-currency-being-passed-across-province\/","title":{"rendered":"RCMP Warn of Counterfeit Currency Being Passed Across Province."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nova Scotia RCMP\u2019s Commercial Crime Section is warning the public about an increase in counterfeit $50 Canadian bank notes being circulated throughout the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past month, the Nova Scotia RCMP has received at least eight separate reports of high-quality counterfeit $50 bank notes being used to purchase goods and services in the counties of Colchester, East Hants, West Hants, Kings, and Lunenburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These notes, which all have identical serial numbers, are made from a similar plastic to that used by genuine currency, and include a holographic sticker meant to imitate genuine embedded security measures. The holographic stripe on the one side can be peeled off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203739609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203739609.jpg 684w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203739609-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203739609-392x272.jpg 392w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203739609-130x90.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203737343.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203737343.jpg 671w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FB_IMG_1770203737343-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Canada, it\u2019s an offence to knowingly use or possess counterfeit money,\u201d says Cpl. Mitch Thompson of the Commercial Crime Section. \u201cAnd if you unknowingly accept counterfeit cash as legal tender, you can\u2019t be reimbursed; you\u2019re on the hook for the loss. Being familiar with the security features of genuine bank notes will help you spot counterfeits at a glance, protecting yourself from fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If accepting cash, Nova Scotians are encouraged to check the bank notes to ensure they\u2019re proper legal tender. Resources on how to verify a bank note\u2019s security features can be found on the Bank of Canada\u2019s website: www.bankofcanada.ca\/banknotes\/counterfeit-prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nova Scotians are encouraged to contact their nearest RCMP detachment or local police to report crime, including the exchange of counterfeit currency, in their communities. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or using the P3 Tips app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: RCMP Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nova Scotia RCMP\u2019s Commercial Crime Section is warning the public about an increase in counterfeit $50 Canadian bank notes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12035"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12038,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12035\/revisions\/12038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}