The seizure has come with a pointed warning from authorities.

Retailers and consumers can use the Bank of England’s “look, feel and check” method to identify genuine UK banknotes and spot potential counterfeit notes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bundesbank presents counterfeit 20-euro and 50-euro banknotes. Arne Dedert/dpa The number of counterfeit banknotes discovered ...

Police in Oxfordshire have warned the public after counterfeit King Charles £20 polymer notes were used in scams and shared ...

The downward trend in counterfeit currency figures in Germany continued in the first half of the year. Police, retailers, and ...

Europe’s largest economy experienced a 61% surge in the volume of €100 counterfeit banknotes removed from circulation during the first half of 2026. This surge in €100 fakes, however, came amid a ...

Italian police announced Monday the arrest of 13 suspected counterfeiters and the seizure of more than 900,000 high-quality fake banknotes with a value of more than 28 million euros. “During the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The number of counterfeit banknotes documented by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) declined by 17 percent in 2025 as improved security features and wider public awareness ...

MANILA, Philippines – Counterfeit banknotes detected in the Philippines declined by nearly a fifth in 2025, as enhanced security features and public awareness campaigns helped curb the circulation of ...

Police have issued a warning to residents and businesses in Bracknell following several reports of counterfeit bank notes being used in the area.

Fraudsters are targeting sellers with counterfeit banknotes. Thames Valley Police have issued a warning to residents in West Oxfordshire and Cherwell after a recent incident in which a high-value item ...

A Darling Downs man has been charged by the Child Protection Investigation Unit, after he was allegedly caught using ...