Police have urged Scots to be vigilant after a number of Gumtree sellers have been scammed by fraudsters using fake bank notes.
Officers say that crooks have been using counterfeit £50 notes to pay for items listed on the online trading platform in the north and north east of the country.
Scots have been advised to do a thorough investigation of any £50 notes they receive before accepting them.If the cash is suspected to be counterfeit then the police should be called immediately.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We are asking people to be vigilant following counterfeit £50 notes in circulation across the north and the north east of Scotland.
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