<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW residents have been warned to be on the lookout for counterfeit cash after police seized $2600 in fake notes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The notes were handed to businesses in the state's Hunter Valley region at businesses in Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Scone, Singleton, Blandford, Cliftleigh, Glendon, Merriwa and Middle Falbrook between May and this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are now investigating the source of the notes.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/suspected-space-junk-crash-lands-on-wa-mine-site/d44e81a0-46ea-4ede-9d7a-cad4ddfd1e27" target="_blank"><strong><span>Mysterious flaming 'space junk' crashes into remote WA</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have urged people to be aware of the signs of a fake note.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If you suspect you have counterfeit cash in your possession, it is important to feel the note as genuine cash is printed on special plastic polymer and is difficult to tear, officers said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A telltale sign of a fake is if words such as "prop" or "specimen" mark the note.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/police-issue-warning-over-counterfeit-notes-handed-to-nsw-businesses/7957469c-1496-49e5-b06d-baf5ea2fe758" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>You should also hold the note to the light and look for the Australian coat of arms.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This is generally located to the left of the clear window or denomination numeral when looking at the front of the note.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-world-leader-infamous-meetings-albanese-putin-zelenskyy-starmer/41af8424-b1ba-42fd-b61e-e55320339608" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>What history tells us about how Trump-Albanese meeting may unfold</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another way to tell the difference is to compare the background printing, looking for any distortions or less clearly defined patterns.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Feel for slightly raised printing on the main design of the note and look for the seven-pointed star inside a circle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Check that the note has a clear window and that it has a clear printed image.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The $50 note has the Southern Cross and the $100 note has the lyrebird.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If possible, look under a UV light to locate the serial numbers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In recent months, counterfeit cash has also been found in other states, including </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-fake-cash-police-warning/41770fd3-d6b6-4ed4-b6bf-8347c3372235" rel="" target="_blank" title="South Australia"><span>South Australia</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/another-man-charged-after-fake-cash-circulates-in-tasmania/fdd41b2c-405e-4ae8-8017-8c7272ea112e" rel="" target="_blank" title="Tasmania"><span>Tasmania</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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