News release

Counterfeit money continues to surface in Trail BC

November 14, 2025 - Trail, British Columbia
From: Trail RCMP

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File # 2025-4869

On Monday, November 10, 2025, at 1:06 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a $50 counterfeit Canadian bill was used to purchase items at a business in the 1500 block of Second Avenue, in Trail, BC.

Video surveillance footage captured an image of a man who was alleged to have passed the counterfeit bill to the employee on the day before it was reported to police.

The man is described as Caucasian, with brown hair, beard, and mustache, and was wearing a camouflaged coat and carrying a green re-usable shopping bag (see photograph).

The counterfeit bill bore the serial number AHU5885903.

If you recognize the man in the photograph, please contact the Trail Detachment at 250-364-2566 to speak to an investigator.  

File # 2025-4883

On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 11:57 a.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a $50 counterfeit Canadian bill was used to purchase items at a business in the 1500 block of Second Avenue, in Trail, BC.

Video surveillance footage captured an image of a woman who was alleged to have passed the counterfeit bill to the employee at 7:08 p.m. on the day before it was reported to police.

The woman is described as Caucasian, with long blond hair, in her 20s, and was wearing a blue jacket, green shirt, camouflaged pants, white shoes, and carrying a rain jacket (see photographs).

The counterfeit bill bore the serial number AHU5885903.

If you recognize the woman in the photograph, please contact the Trail Detachment at 250-364-2566 to speak to an investigator.  

Both bills bore the same serial number. These counterfeits are sophisticated and could easily pass for legitimate currency. We continue to encourage business to check for security features on high valued denominations like $50 and $100 to ensure they are authentic before accepting them as payment,” says Sgt. Wicentowich.

For more information on how to avoid counterfeit fraud and how to authenticate Canadian currency, please visit: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/counterfeit-prevention/

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