Polisen varnar för falska 500-kronorssedlar i omlopp

Polisen i region Mitt har tagit emot flera anmälningar om falska 500-kronorssedlar som är i omlopp. Sedlarna har använts eller försökts användas vid betalningar i butiker och mellan privatpersoner.

Anmälningarna gäller platser som Gävle, Uppsala, Köping och Västerås. Polisen uppmanar handlare och allmänheten att vara extra uppmärksamma vid kontantbetalningar och att kontrollera sedlarna noga.

Om misstanke uppstår om falska sedlar ska polisen kontaktas. På Riksbankens webbplats finns bilder som visar hur en giltig 500-kronorssedel ska se ut.

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