Businesses urged to ‘be alert’ after reports of fake £20 notes in Carrickfergus

Police are urging Carrickfergus businesses to be alert following reports of counterfeit £20 notes circulating in the area.

A PSNI spokesperson said yesterday: “We have had several reports of two men passing fake £20 Danske Bank notes at shops in Carrickfergus this afternoon.

This fake bank note was detected at Station Road Costcutter.placeholder image
This fake bank note was detected at Station Road Costcutter.

“We would ask all shopkeepers and businesses to be alert and to check all notes thoroughly.”

A counterfeit banknote was detected at Station Road Costcutter in Greenisland on Tuesday.

A post on the retailer’s Facebook page read: “Fake notes are about again folks. We have removed this one from the customer as he tried to pass it and he was swiftly sent on his way without it. We check our notes so not worth trying.”

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