ROCKHAMPTON police are urging businesses to be on the look out for fake money.

During the last two months police have recorded seven incidents in Rockhampton involving $20, $50 and $100 fake notes.

Characteristics that identify the notes as being counterfeit are:

• The clear window on the note appears to be sticky tape or similar. The sticky tape is raised in some areas.
• The stars on the clear window appear to have been hand painted with a white paint.
• The counterfeit notes are smaller in dimension than legal notes.
• The areas on the counterfeit paper notes which have been cut out for the clear windows are not precise.
• The counterfeit notes appear to be colour photocopies and wet, running ink can be seen on some areas of the notes.
• The counterfeit notes are paper and not polymer.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.