The summer holidays are upon us and many of us will be spending euros and dollars while we're abroad, but do you know how to spot if your cash is fake?
Where is the counterfeit money?
A counterfeit bank note is difficult to spot, but thanks to new technology there should be fewer of them around.
This year we’ve seen the launch of a new £5 note and a new £1 coin designed to be almost impossible to fake.
However, outside of the UK there is a huge amount of fake currency in circulation. There are an estimated $70 million of fake bills in circulation in the US and 331,000 fake euro notes were withdrawn from circulation between in the first six months of this year.
So, how can you tell if your holiday money is fake?
Spotting fake euros
Picking out fake dollars