POLICE have warned people to be on the lookout for fake cash after a number of reports.

Officers said they had received reports from areas including Weston-super-Mare, Bath and Bristol.

They said items “including laptops, games consoles and mobile phones have been advertised for sale on Facebook Marketplace and upon collection of the item, the buyer pays, often hundreds of pounds, with counterfeit bank notes which are sadly worthless”.

Police urged people to take pictures of goods including serial/identification numbers, check the buyer’s profile including recent activity and friends, to be suspicious of buyers who rush you into completing the sale and to keep a record of the buyer’s profile name and link, telephone number and any vehicle registration.

For more on how to identify counterfeit notes, visit bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/counterfeit-banknotes/how-to-check-your-banknotes.

Anyone who has been a victim of such a crime can report it online at avonandsomerset.police.uk/your-area.

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