Real $100 Bill -- released by LPS

By Lethbridge Poolice Bulletin

Police caution businesses as counterfeit $100 bills being passed in the city

Aug 29, 2019 | 2:17 PM

LETHBRIDGE — Police have recorded more than a dozen incidents over the past two months of counterfeit $100 bills being passed or attempted to be passed at local businesses.

The incidents began in early July and there’s been an increase in counterfeit $100 Canadian bills being circulated in the city. reproductions are typically poor quality and many include the holographic strip from lower denominations – primarily $5’s – in place of the proper $100 strip.

Front and Back of Counterfeit $100 Bills — provided by LPS

Numerous suspects have been noted offering the bills at convenience stores, big box stores, coffee shops and other businesses. Business owners and their employees are advised to carefully examine all bills before accepting them.

— Feel the raised ink on the large number
— Look at the frosted maple leaf window to see its transparent outline
— Feel the raised ink on the words “Bank of Canada and Banque du Canada”
— Look at the numbers that match the note’s value and at the word “Canada” that feels slight raised
— Look at the metallic portrait as it matches the large portrait and when tilted changes colour. Flip the bill to also see it on the other side
— Look for maple leaves that border and cross into the large window

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Businesses who have received a counterfeit bill or anyone with information about these incidents, is asked to contact police at 403-328-4444 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at www.p3tips.com.