Keep an eye out for fake £20 notes

I see that the Police in Bromsgrove have been advising people to be on the lookout for counterfeit £20 notes (referred to as a ‘Score’ or ‘Bobby Moore’ down my way).

This is something we should all be careful about, so just as retail assistants will take a careful look at the banknote you hand them, so you should do the same thing when you receive a note in your change.

The Bank of England website has a simple guide to checking notes at this link  It’s worth a read because you’ll learn just how much thought goes into producing a banknote to thwart the counterfeiters.

You know it makes sense.

Bank of England ‘Take a closer look’ guide to identifying counterfeit banknotes: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Documents/kyb_lo_res.pdf