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Advice
for the Public
If
you are offered a stained note by a retailer:
- Refuse
it if you can, and only accept clean notes.
If
you are given a stained note as part of an ATM withdrawal:
- If
the ATM is on Bank or Building Society premises, take it to
the counter. Staff are being trained to provide you with assistance
in obtaining a refund of the face value of the banknote.
If
you obtain a stained note:
- Do
not worry, take it to a Bank, Building Society or Post Office.
They stock the form BEMN, which you use to return the banknote
to the Bank of England. You will then obtain a refund of the
face value, provided the note is genuine.
- Each
Bank, Building Society and Post Office will be happy to assist
you in this matter as part of their customer service procedures.
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Play
your part in fighting crime.
- By
refusing to accept stained notes or handing them into your Bank,
Building Society or Post Office you will be playing your part
in fighting crime.
- If
you have any information about the stained notes you can contact
Crimestoppers anonymously. if your information leads to an arrest,
you may receive a reward.
For
further details or to obtain a Banknote Watch information pack,
FACTFILE, public awareness poster and
advice to retailers leaflet please contact Alan
Townsend, Banknote Watch Co-ordinator.
Counterfeit Banknotes
Banknote Watch
is primarily concerned with notes that have been stained in the
process of being stolen using cash degradation systems, however,
we frequently receive enquiries regarding counterfeit banknotes.
In
order to help visitors to our website an article has been included
on the FACTFILE page entitled ‘Know
Your Banknotes’, which gives clear advice on how Bank of England
notes can be checked quickly.
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Crimestoppers
Trust, set up in 1988 is the only UK charity aimed at putting
criminals behind bars through an anonymous Freephone number: 0800
555 111. Callers with information on crime are not asked their
name. This anonymity is the key to the scheme's success, because
it provides callers with complete safety from any reprisals.
Your
call is free • You do not have to give your name • You
may receive a reward.
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