WESTVILLE, N.S.
Westville Police are warning the public of counterfeit Canadian dollar bills that are showing up in the community.
One was found on Spring Garden Road this summer and one recently showed up in circulation within the past two weeks. The bill is printed on plain photocopier paper and has no hologram on the bill. A solid grey blotch replaces the hologram. Also, there is Chinese writing on the bill.
Police say the bill is not a replica of the original bill, but can easily be mistaken when there is legitimate currency with it. The colors are correct.
Particularly with people exchanging a lot of money over the holiday season, they say it’s important for people to be on the lookout.