Gardaí in Waterford have tonight warned businesses to be on the alert for fake 50 euro notes which could be circulating throughout the city.
A number of notes of poor quality have been detected in retail outlets and despite the fact that they are easily identifiable as fakes gardaí say staff in poorly lit or busy premises may mistake them for the real thing.
The false notes are a darker yellow colour and the hologram on the front right hand corner of the note only shows the number 50 without the euro symbol.