NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to warn area businesses of the use of counterfeit Canadian currency as officers have received five reports of counterfeit money used in our area in the last two days.
The counterfeit currency is described as being $50.00 Canadian currency bills and the passers used them to make in store purchases. The investigations are ongoing at this time however officers wish to advise area retailers to be aware of these recent incidents and for more information on how to check and report suspected counterfeit money please view the following links.
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/counterfeit-prevention/
Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact Collingwood/The Blue Mountains OPP at (705) 445-4321 or if you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or any other crime.
Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00
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