Fake notes used in charity shop

WILLIAM WOODWORTH

Counterfeit cash is being discovered in more Blenheim businesses - including a charity shop.

The Blue Door charity shop in Blenheim is the latest to find the fake notes.

Fake notes have been found in businesses across Blenheim sparking a warning from police to be on the look out.

Blue Door staff discovered the

$50 notes after they tried to deposit takings through an ATM but they were rejected.

Blue Door general manager Bronwen Demmocks says the find is frustrating.

“It’s frustrating, especially to be a charity shop being targeted because it impacts the good we can do in the community.”

Staff are now being more stringent and have more security checks in place.

They are urging other businesses to be more aware too, saying the counterfeit money feels similar but rips easily and tends to have a plastic or laminated partial cover.

“We understand that people using these notes often don’t realise the cash they are using is counterfeit as they may receive it in a multitude of ways, but we ask people to check cash they’re carrying just in case,” Bronwen says.