Fake $100 Bills In Nanaimo

Counterfeit $100 Bills In Nanaimo

Police are reporting an unusual incidence of convincing counterfeit $100 showing up at a variety of Nanaimo businesses.

Apparently these fakes even have plastic holographs similar to those the Canadian mint uses.

Several local liquor establishments, restaurants, service stations and the local casino have been on the receiving end of the funny money.

Security Features

1. When the bill is tilted, brightly coloured numerals (100) and maple leaves will "move" within the holographic stripe. There is a colour-split within each maple leaf.
2. Watermarked portrait. Hold the note to a light and a small ghost-like image of the portrait appears to the left of the large numeral (100).
3. Windowed colour-shifting thread. Hold the note to the light and a continuous, solid line appears. From the back of the note, the thread resembles a series of exposed metallic dashes that shift from gold to green when the bill is tilted.
4. See-through number. Hold the note to the light and the irregular marks on the front and back will form a perfectly aligned number 100.