Can you spot the glaring differences on this $50 note?
Police have warned people to check any notes they receive after counterfeit $50 bills were found in circulation.
The ACT Police revealed that there were “quite distinctive” differences between the real notes and the fake ones.
Can you spot the three obvious differences?
The most obvious difference is that the counterfeit note has blue Chinese characters printed where the clear window should be.
The fakes also don’t have serial numbers and other security features that normal $50 bills have.
There are also two lines that run through the zero in the top right of the bank note, which should not be there.
The counterfeit notes appear to be training banknotes from overseas and are similar to those that were used across the country in 2017.
ACT Policing Detective Acting Superintendent Jason Kennedy said it was important for people to get into the habit of checking their notes to make sure they are not fake.
“If you don’t think a banknote you’ve been presented with is genuine, then don’t accept it,” he said.
“These notes in particular are easily detected as being fake from the briefest inspection, if you take the time to look at them.”
“If you do receive what you believe to be a counterfeit banknote, try to handle it as little as possible to preserve evidence. Note the description of the person who gave it to you and contact police on 131 444.”
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