CANADIAN COUNTERFEITERS SWITCH HOLOGRAPHIC STRIPS Publique Deposited

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  • The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 32, August 12, 2007, Article 26

    CANADIAN COUNTERFEITERS SWITCH HOLOGRAPHIC STRIPS

    Crooks in Canada are playing switcheroo with a real security feature
    on Bank of Canada notes.

    "The RCMP are warning the public to be wary of funny money sporting
    a genuine security feature.

    "Counterfeiters are stripping the holographic stripes off of lower
    denomination bills and gluing them onto poor quality $20, $50, and
    $100 notes, according to the RCMP Bureau for Counterfeit and
    Document Examinations (BCDE).

    "What’s more, the crooks are taking the genuine notes without the
    holographic stripes to banks to be replaced, or pasting $20 stripes
    on counterfeit $20 notes, then returning the damaged bills to the
    bank.

    "The majority of incidents have occurred in Alberta but the bills
    have also popped up in B.C., Ontario and Quebec.

    "The public and merchants should be on the alert for bills which
    have a genuine holographic stripe with a lesser denomination than
    the actual bank note."

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  • 2007-08-12
Volume
  • 10

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