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Statistics:
- For 2003, roughly $12.7 million of counterfeits were passed comparied to $5 million the previous year.
- The balk of fake money comes mostly in $10 and $20.
- Fewer the 10 counterfeit versions of the new $100 bill in the first three circulations.
- The bank of Canada plans to re-issue a$10 bill next year and is still studying whether it will put out a new $5 bill.
- The $5 and $10 bills have the lowest life-span, lasting only one to two years on average.
- There was a huge increase of 72% in counterfeiting crimes in
2003, bringing counterfeiting up to the sixth largest crime category in Canada
|
Province |
Number passed
and seized |
|
Quebec |
181,164 |
|
Ontario |
245,788 |
|
Alberta |
18,999 |
|
British Columbia |
37,507 |
|
Newfoundland |
713 |
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Nova Scotia |
4,446 |
|
Prince Edward Island |
146 |
|
New Brunswick |
1,411 |
|
Manitoba |
4,695 |
|
Saskatchewan |
2,691 |
|
Northwest Territories |
31 |
|
Yukon Territories |
33 |
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2002 |
|
Bank Note |
Number passed |
Percent |
|
$5 |
14,783 |
7.1% |
|
$10 |
108,966 |
52.3% |
|
$20 |
55,102 |
26.4% |
|
$50 |
7,295 |
3.5% |
|
$100 |
22,311 |
10.7% |
|
$1000 |
17 |
0.008% |
|
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Total 208,474
(Value $4,878,465) |
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2003 |
|
Bank Note |
Number passed |
Percent |
|
$ 5 |
18,800 |
4.2% |
|
$ 10 |
158,997 |
35.9% |
|
$ 20 |
161,577 |
36.4% |
|
$ 50 |
52,660 |
12.0% |
|
$ 100 |
51,225 |
11.5% |
|
$ 1000 |
44 |
0.01% |
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Total 443,303
(Value $12,715,010) |
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Charts found on www.rcmp.ca/scams/couner_e.htm!!
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