Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is appealing to the public for information on those making, buying or selling counterfeit banknotes. 

While less than 1% of notes in circulation are counterfeit, many retailers, businesses, school, charities and the elderly have been conned out of money using fake notes, says the charity.

In the first half of 2016, around 152,000 worthless counterfeit banknotes with a notional value of over £3million were removed from the UK’s streets, while the figure for the whole of 2015 was over £5 million. 

Visit fakenotes.co.uk for advice on what to look out for.