Jan 11 - Four Arrested For Using Fake £50 Notes
The Royal Gibraltar Police is alerting the general public of several incidents during the past week during which counterfeit £50.00 sterling (Bank of England) notes have been “passed” as payment for purchases made at several local establishments.
A total of six reports of “Passing a Counterfeit Currency” have been received, with a total of eight notes detected and seized. The fake notes share the following characteristics:
- Bearing the Serial No: AH66 449134
- Bank of England £50.00 sterling notes
- Paper is not textured / print quality is significantly poorer than genuine notes
- Magnetic strip is noticeably faint
A practical guide to checking UK banknotes can be viewed/downloaded at:
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/documents/kyb_lo_res.pdf
This handout forms part of wider information available on Bank of England notes at: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Pages/default.aspx
This includes a “Bank of England Banknotes” app that can be downloaded for both Apple iOS and Android devices from the respective device stores.
The combined prompt reporting of these recent crimes and patrol officer response has already resulted in the following arrests:
- 33 year old Spanish national Isais Fernandez Santiago, a resident of La Linea, was arrested and charged on 02/01/2016 for Possession and/or Passing Counterfeit Currency following in connection with one incident.
- A 22 year old British male resident in Gibraltar was arrested in the early hours of 09/01/2016 for Passing Counterfeit Currency in connection with two reports received a short while earlier. He is currently on Police bail pending further enquiries.
- A 27 year old British male resident in Gibraltar and a 49 year old Spanish female resident in La Linea were arrested on 09/01/2016 in connection with two reports received that same day. They too are on Police bail pending further enquiries.
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