| Fake bills continue to be an issue in Riverside with ‘customers’ attempting to provide fake $50s and $100s.
The photo shows a real versus a fake $50 where you can see clear differences, once you know, with the fake bill: colours are more vibrant than usual, and the holograms are opaque or incorrect. The fake bills are paper and easily able to be ripped whereas the real bills are plastic.
People provide fake bills as part of a scam where the ‘customer’ waits for staff to be busy and distracted, and then ‘customer’ may be pushy and impatient – putting the pressure on staff even more – or otherwise they want to buy a low-priced item and get change for the large bill.
Training all staff to spot fake bills (usually $50s or $100s – here is a handy video) and ‘customer scam’ techniques like this, and saying NO to accepting large bills or making change for these bills, are good ways to help prevent this crime. |
