Here's how to tell if you are holding a counterfeit bank note

Following a recent case of a Saskatchewan man receiving US$4,200 in counterfeit bills in his mail – CTV News reached out to Canada's authority on fake money to learn more about how counterfeiting enforcement works and what residents can look for.

Following a recent case of a Saskatchewan man receiving US$4,200 in counterfeit bills in his mail – CTV News reached out to Canada’s authority on fake money to learn more about how counterfeiting enforcement works and what residents can look for.

Regina business owner Jesse Wiebe discovered the cash while checking his mail earlier this month.

Inside a brown paper envelope destined for a business in Flushing, Queens were 14 uncut sheets of counterfeit US$50 notes.

The package was marked as “Return to Sender” and the discovery led Wiebe on a journey to figure why the package ended up in his mailbox.

“I started right away running the google search, seeing what differences would be between counterfeit and real cash,” Wiebe told CTV News. “It actually passed a lot of those tests.”

Using a counterfeit detecting pen, Wiebe was able to confirm the notes were fake and quickly handed them over to the Regina Police Service (RPS).

From there, the notes were sent to Ottawa to be examined by the RCMP’s National Anti-Counterfeiting Bureau (NCAB). The organization acts as Canada’s central repository for all suspect bank notes and coins found in circulation.