Police are urging York businesses to come forward if they have been duped with fake Scottish cash.
Officers are asking traders to talk to them “if they believe they have unwittingly accepted fake Scottish pound notes”.
It follows an operation with York BID Street Rangers yesterday (Wednesday) when police seized around £4,000 worth of suspected counterfeit Scottish notes.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested in St Helen’s Square in connection with the incident.
He has been released on bail to allow more enquiries to be carried out.
If you believe your business was targeted on 4 September and you have not yet spoken to police, you’re asked to contact them on the numbers below.
If you believe you have been targeted at any other time, you can call the Force Control Room on 101 and select option 4 to report it.
How to help the police
- Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for Jack Sisson
- Email Jack Sisson here
- Contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via the website
- Quote reference number 12240161162
