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Funny money passed at local businesses, police warn

The Prince George RCMP are warning local businesses to keep an eye out for fake bills following a recent rash of counterfeit currency reports.
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The Prince George RCMP are warning local businesses to keep an eye out for fake bills following a recent rash of counterfeit currency reports.

Since March 1, police have received seven reports of people passing counterfeit notes, particularly US $100 bills and Canadian $20 bills and a similar suspect has been reported in a few of the incidents.

He is described as a First Nations man, about 35 years old with a thin build, about 168 cm (5'6") tall and with shoulder length hair.

Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477, online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca (English only), or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using keyword "pgtips."