POSTSCRIPT

As this book was being put to bed, police discovered counterfeit $100 notes of the latest Polymer series in circulation in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Printed on a polymer-like material, the source of these deceptive notes is currently unknown and is the subject of an ongoing police inquiry. This discovery underscores the fact that the Bank of Canada and the RCMP can never stand down in the war on counterfeiting. It also highlights how important it is to check the notes that you receive to avoid becoming a counterfeiting victim.1

To help them stay abreast of the latest news releases, facts and figures, readers of the eBook can access links to the Bank of Canada, including its publication Anti-Counterfeiting Connections, as well as the RCMP’s national, provincial or territorial web pages, and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

BANK OF CANADA

Bank notes

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/

Bank note counterfeit prevention

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/counterfeit-prevention/

Banking and Financial Statistics (monthly), see Table B4

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/publications-research/periodicals/bfs/

Anti-Counterfeiting Connections (quarterly)

http://205.189.40.99/search?client=boc_english&proxystylesheet=boc_english&lr=lang_en&ud=1&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&entqr=0&ie=UTF-8&site=boc_english_all&output=xml_no_dtd&proxyreload=1&oe=UTF-8&site=boc_english_all&q=Anti-counterfeiting+connections

RCMP

National Officehttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/index-eng.htm
Albertahttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ab/index-eng.htm
British Columbiahttp://bc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=14&languageId=1&contentId=-1
Manitobahttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/mb/index-eng.htm
New Brunswickhttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nb/index-eng.htm
Newfoundland & Labradorhttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nl/index-eng.htm
Northwest Territorieshttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nt/index-eng.htm
Nova Scotiahttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ns/index-eng.htm
Nunavuthttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nu/index-eng.htm
Ontariohttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/on/index-eng.htm
Prince Edward Islandhttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pe/index-eng.htm
Quebechttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/qc/index-eng.htm
Saskatchewanhttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pe/index-eng.htm
Yukonhttp://bc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=893&languageId=1&contentId=-1

CANADIAN ANTI-FRAUD CENTRE

http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/home.html

ENDNOTE FOR POSTSCRIPT

1National Post, “RCMP issue warning over new polymer bank notes as counterfeit $100 bills flood Lower Mainlan d,” 17 May 2013, http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/16/rcmp-worries-canadians-are-overconfident-in-new-bank-notes-as-police-find-multiple-counterfeit-100-polymer-bills/.