Fake Canadian Money

Here are some images of fake Canadian currency.  In Canada it is a criminal offence to make, use or possess a counterfeit bank note. You are not permitted to keep a counterfeit note even for the purposes of training or instruction. Any suspect note must be given to the police.

Canada P102 10 Dollars - The banknote on the bottom is the counterfeit.  The one is the top is genuine.  Notice that the font on the serial number of the fake is smaller than the real note.  Also the AAX prefix does not exist.  These notes are the pre-security upgraded issues.  Counterfeiters in Canada began counterfeiting smaller denomination notes because larger denomination notes were no longer being accepted by retailers.  Most retailers do not accept $100 notes.

 

Canada P102A 10 Dollars - The banknote on the top is the counterfeit.  The large holographic thread on the front does not colour shift.  The smaller security thread on the back is missing.  The font on the serial number is also different.

Canada P103 20 Dollars - Two counterfeit 20 dollar notes.  The $20 note is the mostly widely used banknote in Canada.  It is also the most counterfeited note.  Both counterfeit notes are of very good quality.  However the watermark is missing and as shown in the photographs the broken "20" should align when held up light.  This feature is very difficult to counterfeit and most counterfeit notes will fail this security check.

The pictures shown here are courtesy of the members of Canadian Paper Money Forum.